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... cloud formation ... composed of cirrus clouds fanning out in plumes from a central point.  2, record 1, English, - Abraham%27s%20tree

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"Abraham's tree" is the name given to a cloud form which consists of feather and plume like appendages of cirrus emanating from a point on the distant horizon. In mid latitudes, this form is most often seen on the western or southern horizon with the approach of a warm front or as cirrus blows out from the top of a distant thunderstorm cloud (cumulonimbus). Thus, from the observer's perspective, rain is not very far away.  3, record 1, English, - Abraham%27s%20tree

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Nom populaire donné à une forme de nuage cirrus radiatus [qui] consiste en un ensemble de longs rameaux venant d'un même point de l'horizon.  1, record 1, French, - arbre%20d%27Abraham

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