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JAMAICA DOGWOOD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
Synonyms:
fish fuddle; Jamaica dogwood; Piscidia erythrina; Piscidia piscipula
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Jamaica dogwood" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Jamaica dogwood" is a member of...):
genus Piscidia; Piscidia (genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons)
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