katsura tree

noun

kat·su·ra tree | \ˈkät-sə-rə-

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Definition of katsura tree

: 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

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