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Fringe tree
Fringe tree Fringe tree A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated.
Fringe tree
Fringe Fringe, n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. 2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine. The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance. --Jer. Taylor. 3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe. 4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. Fringe tree (Bot.), a small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow-white flowers, with long pendulous petals.

Meaning of Fringe tree from wikipedia

- consistent difference between them. They are shrubs and small to medium-sized trees growing to 3–25 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple. The flowers are...
- Ecnomiohyla rabborum, commonly known as Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog, is a possibly extinct species of frog in the family Hylidae. They were relatively...
- ****an, Korea and Taiwan. It is a deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 metres (70 ft) in height, with thick, fissured bark. The leaves...
- Cruziohyla craspedopus, the fringed leaf frog or fringed tree frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in the Amazonian...
- The fringed tree frog (Ranoidea eucnemis) is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats...
- 2022-1.RLTS.T158676087A159666244.en. Retrieved 31 July 2024. "Pygmy fringe-tree (Chionanthus pygmaeus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U...
- ash, ash quandong, blue olive berry, fairy petticoats, fringe tree, koda, lily of the valley tree and scrub ash, is species of flowering plant in the family...
- Borer attacking White Fringe Tree". November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2014. "Olive Tree is Second Non-Ash...
- chinense, commonly known as loropetalum, Chinese fringe flower and strap flower is a shrub or small tree in the witch-hazel family, Hamamelidaceae. They...
- Ecnomiohyla, commonly known as fringe-limbed treefrogs or marvelous frogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae. This genus was erected in 2005 following...