: a tree selected (as by the legislature) as an emblem of a state of the U.S.
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The state already had a state tree, flower, bird and mineral, but this was the first insect to become an official symbol in Illinois.
2024: Rookie Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a short, but spirited pitch during the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention.—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 Sabal palms were chosen as the official state tree by the Florida Legislature in 1953.—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025 The Mississippi’s state tree, southern magnolia trees, for example, thrive in USDA Zones 7 to 10.—Nina Malkin, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024 The Ohio Buckeye is a tree native to the state and is even Ohio’s official state tree.—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for state tree
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