noun
1. erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves
• Syn: ↑Schefflera actinophylla, ↑Brassaia actinophylla
• Member Holonyms: ↑Schefflera, ↑genus Schefflera
2. small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
• Syn: ↑umbrella magnolia, ↑elkwood, ↑elk-wood, ↑Magnolia tripetala
• Hypernyms: ↑magnolia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.