umbrella tree

n 1: erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and

northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves [syn: {Schefflera

actinophylla}, {Brassaia actinophylla}]

2: small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America

having creamy white flowers and large leaves in

umbrellalike formations at ends of branches [syn: {umbrella

magnolia}, {elkwood}, {Magnolia tripetala}]