A genus of shrubs or small trees, commonly called smoke trees, known for their feathery fruits that create a smoke-like appearance.
From Greek kotinos, the wild olive tree, later applied to these ornamental plants with similar delicate characteristics.
Smoke trees (Cotinus) produce wispy, feathery fruit clusters that literally look like colored smoke—the scientific name comes from the Greek olive tree, but these plants are unrelated and more ornamental.
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