# rain tree

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.
2. Philenoptera violacea (apple-leaf), native to Africa.
3. Brunfelsia spp.
4. Golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

## Etymology
So called from the belief that it exudes water from its leaflets.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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