(n) attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens, Syn. Albizzia julibrissin, Albizia julibrissin
(n) large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind, Syn. Albizia lebbeck, siris tree, Albizzia lebbeck
n. 1.1 [ Named after Filipo Delgi Albizzi, a Tuscan nobleman of the mid-18th century. ] any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Albizia, of the legume family. [ RHUD ] Syn. -- albizia [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]