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[syn: coral tree, erythrina]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Erythrina \Er`y*thri"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral
tree; -- so called from its red flowers.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
erythrina
n 1: 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 [syn: coral tree, erythrina]