English noun: coral tree |
1. | coral tree (plant) 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 |
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| Synonyms | erythrina |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Cape kafferboom, ceibo, common coral tree, coral bean tree, cork tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree, Erythrina caffra, Erythrina corallodendrum, Erythrina crista-galli, Erythrina Indica, Erythrina lysistemon, Erythrina variegata, Erythrina vespertilio, Indian coral tree, kaffir boom, kaffir boom, Transvaal kafferboom |
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| Member meronym | genus Erythrina |
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