Wig tree

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

wig tree
    n 1: Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery
         flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: {Venetian sumac},
         {wig tree}, {Cotinus coggygria}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]
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   1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or
      united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the
      natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to
      supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or
      according to traditional usage, as a part of an official
      or professional dress, the latter especially in England by
      judges and barristers.
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   2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
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   {Wig tree}. (Bot.) See {Smoke tree}, under {Smoke}.
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