Zaman (Noun)
Meaning
Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The beautiful zinc-white flowers of the zaman tree are soon replaced by seed pods containing many black seeds surrounded by soft, white arils.
- Within Malaysia both the pink and white flowers of the zaman tree are available.
- Many farmers plant zaman trees as shade trees.
- The zaman has attractive foliage in the form of bipinnate leaves.
- Zaman trees are widely cultivated in tropical regions for their edible seed pods.