Main Entry: kat·su·ra tree

Pronunciation: \ˈkät-sə-rə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Japanese katsura katsura tree

Date: circa 1924

: a deciduous tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum of the family Cercidiphyllaceae) of Japan and China sometimes grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green ovate leaves which turn bright yellow or red in autumn —called also katsura