fringe tree
noun
a shrub or small tree, Chionanthus virginicus, of the olive family, native to the southern U.S., bearing open clusters of white flowers with long, narrow petals.
Also called
old-man's-beard.
Origin of fringe tree
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
Words nearby fringe tree
frimaire,
friml,
fringe,
fringe area,
fringe benefit,
fringe tree,
fringe-toed lizard,
fringed gentian,
fringed orchis,
fringed polygala,
fringehead
British Dictionary definitions for fringe tree
fringe tree
noun
either of two ornamental oleaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Chionanthus, of North America and China, having clusters of white narrow-petalled flowers