Erythrina

Er`y`thri´na

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(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; - so called from its red flowers.

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erythrina - 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 coral tree genus Erythrina - genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra, kaffir boom - small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles coral bean tree, Erythrina corallodendrum - deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds ceibo, common coral tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree, Erythrina crista-galli - small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered Erythrina lysistemon, kaffir boom, Transvaal kafferboom - small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds Erythrina Indica, Erythrina variegata, Indian coral tree - small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds Erythrina vespertilio, cork tree - prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms