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[けい()]
kei
noun

English Meaning(s) for 桂

noun
  1. knight

Definition and Synonyms for 桂

Katsura Tree rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan
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Chinese Cinnamon aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree
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Katsura Tree grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn
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Chinese Cinnamon less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
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Meanings for each kanji in 桂

» Japanese Judas-tree; cinnamon tree

Categories 桂 is a member of

Bark tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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Flowering Tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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