rain tree

Meaning

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)

Synonyms

zamang

saman

zaman

Albizia saman

monkeypod

monkey pod

genus Pitaecolobium

species

Etymology

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