Fringe tree

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A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated.

Noun

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fringe tree - any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus

Chionanthus, Chionanthus virginicus, fringe bush, genus Chionanthus, tree