n. One of several trees of the genus Albizzia, especially A. Lebbek (Acacia speciosa, etc.), of tropical Asia and Africa, sometimes called the siris-acacia.
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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
Word Usage
"Then would Kim return soft-footed through the soft dust to his master under the shadow of a mango-tree or the thinner shade of a white Doon siris, to eat and drink at ease."