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BIRD OF PARADISE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bird of paradise" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bird of paradise"):
Ptloris paradisea; riflebird (velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail)
Holonyms ("bird of paradise" is a member of...):
family Paradisaeidae; Paradisaeidae (birds of paradise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
Synonyms:
bird of paradise; Strelitzia reginae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bird of paradise" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("bird of paradise" is a member of...):
genus Strelitzia; Strelitzia (small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Synonyms:
bird of paradise; Caesalpinia gilliesii; poinciana; Poinciana gilliesii
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("bird of paradise" is a kind of...):
flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)
Holonyms ("bird of paradise" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
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