'Fringe tree' definitions:
Definition of 'fringe tree'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus
Definition of 'Fringe tree'
From: GCIDE
- Fringe tree \Fringe tree\ A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]