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noun
Any of the genus Erythrina of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: coral tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: kaffir boom, Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra, coral bean tree, Erythrina corallodendrum, ceibo, crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, common coral tree, Erythrina crista-galli, Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon, Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata, Erythrina Indica, cork tree, Erythrina vespertilio
History
Borrowed from translingual Erythrina.
