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