rice-paper tree: Meaning and Definition of

rice'-pa•per tree"

Pronunciation: (rīs'pā"pur), [key]
  1. an Asian shrub or small tree, Tetrapanax papyriferus, of the ginseng family, the pith of which is used in making rice paper. Also called
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