About The Word Erythrina
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Erythrina
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What's The Definition Of Erythrina?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Erythrina: coral tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Erythrina: See Also | Cape kafferboom | ceibo | common coral tree | coral bean tree | cork tree | crybaby tree | cry-baby tree | Erythrina caffra | Erythrina corallodendrum | Erythrina crista-galli | Erythrina Indica | Erythrina lysistemon | Erythrina variegata | Erythrina vespertilio | genus Erythrina | Indian coral tree | kaffir boom | Transvaal kafferboom | tree Erythrina In Webster's Dictionary \Er`y*thri"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral
tree; -- so called from its red flowers.
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