rice-paper tree

noun

variants or rice-paper plant
: a small Asiatic tree or shrub (Tetrapanax papyriferum) of the family Araliaceae widely cultivated in China and Japan and having large leaves with five to seven lobes, small white flowers, and stems with pith from which rice paper is made

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“Rice-paper tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rice-paper%20tree. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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