| Noun | 1. | genus Adenanthera - small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coralwood, coral-wood, peacock flower fence, red sandalwood - East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental |