shade tree

/ʃeɪd tri/
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Other forms: shade trees

Definitions of shade tree
  1. noun
    a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight
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    type of:
    tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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