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English noun: bird of paradise | |||
| 1. | bird of paradise (plant) a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana | ||
| Synonyms | Caesalpinia gilliesii, poinciana, Poinciana gilliesii | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flowering shrub | ||
| Member meronym | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | ||
| 2. | bird of paradise (plant) ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird | ||
| Synonyms | Strelitzia reginae | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
| Member meronym | genus Strelitzia, Strelitzia | ||
| 3. | bird of paradise (animal) any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oscine, oscine bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Ptloris paradisea, riflebird | ||
| Member meronym | family Paradisaeidae, Paradisaeidae | ||
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