Erythrina

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(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; - so called from its red flowers.

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erythrina - 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 Synonyms: coral tree

Cape kafferboom, ceibo, common coral tree, coral bean tree, coral tree, cork tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree, Erythrina caffra, Erythrina corallodendrum, Erythrina crista-galli, Erythrina Indica, Erythrina lysistemon, Erythrina variegata, Erythrina vespertilio, genus Erythrina, Indian coral tree, kaffir boom, Transvaal kafferboom, tree