Staff Tree (Noun)
Meaning
Any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Staff tree is well known for its ornamental foliage, which changes colors in autumn.
- In Australia, a Celastrus species is also commonly referred to as the staff tree.
- Celastrus monospermus is known as bittersweet staff tree due to its toxicity to animals and humans.
- Certain staff tree species produce seeds with reddish casing or aril which they get after ripening.
- Jesuits staff tree was first introduced to Europe as an ornamental from China.