What does smoke tree mean?
• SMOKE TREE (noun) The noun SMOKE TREE has 2 senses: 1. any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus 2. greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor Familiarity information: SMOKE TREE used as a noun is rare.