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Smoke tree

Smoke tree, or smoketree, may refer to any of several plants, some of whose parts are finely divided and give the appearance of smoke from a distance:Cotinus, a genus of garden shrub commonly referred to as smoketrees. Cotinus coggygria, the European or Eurasian smoketree Cotinus obovatus, the American smoketree Psorothamnus spinosus, a legume tree of the American Mojave desert commonly referred to as the smoketree. In the spring it has vibrant purple blooms. Euphorbia cotinifolia, or tropical smoketree

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Smoke tree, or smoketree, may refer to any of several plants, some of whose parts are finely divided and give the appearance of smoke from a distance:

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