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smoke tree

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A common garden shrub of genus Cotinus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Psorothamnus spinosus, a spiny tree of the American desert.

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noun

Meaning 3

greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Dalea spinosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

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noun

Meaning 4

any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: smoke bush

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

Narrower terms: American smokewood, chittamwood, Cotinus americanus, Cotinus obovatus, Venetian sumac, wig tree, Cotinus coggygria

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: смрадлика (smradlika) — ''Cotinus''
  • Italian: scotano — ''Cotinus''
  • Cahuilla: náswet — Psorothamnus spinosus