/ English Dictionary |
PARADISE FLOWER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Synonyms:
Caesalpinia pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; pride of barbados
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("paradise flower" is a kind of...):
flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)
Holonyms ("paradise flower" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)