English Dictionary

dove tree

名詞

A Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

日本語の意味

中国原産の観賞用樹木で、花の周りに広がる大きな白い苞（ほう）葉がハトの翼やハンカチに例えられることから「dove tree」と呼ばれるダーウィニア・イヌロラ（ハトノキ）を指す。

Every spring the park's lone dove tree becomes a spectacle, its white bracts fluttering like handkerchiefs in the breeze.

毎春、公園の一本のハンカチノキ（Davidia involucrata）は見事な光景となり、その白い苞がそよ風にハンカチのようにはためく。

意味（1）

A Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

dove trees （ plural ）