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coral tree

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Any of various mostly deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Erythrina in the pea family, native to and widely cultivated in warm regions, having trifoliolate leaves, showy red or orange flowers, and pods containing often brightly colored seeds. Also called coral bean.

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coral tree - 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 erythrina 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