pagoda tree

noun

: any of several trees of erect habit and conical form suggestive of a pagoda: such as

a

: japanese pagoda tree

b

India : banyan

c(1)

: a frangipani (Plumeria acutifolia) of India

(2)

: a frangipani (Plumeria alba) of the West Indies

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