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coral tree
coral treen. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Erythrina in the pea family, native to and widely cultivated in warm regions, having trifoliolate leaves, showy red or orange flowers, and pods containing brightly colored seeds. Also called coral bean.coral tree n (Plants) any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | coral tree - 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 ornamentalerythrinagenus Erythrina - genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowersCape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra, kaffir boom - small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shinglescoral bean tree, Erythrina corallodendrum - deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seedsceibo, common coral tree, crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, Erythrina crista-galli - small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clusteredErythrina lysistemon, kaffir boom, Transvaal kafferboom - small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seedsErythrina Indica, Erythrina variegata, Indian coral tree - small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seedsErythrina vespertilio, cork tree - prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy woodtree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
TranslationsCoral Tree
Coral Tree (Erythrina corallodendron), a low, deciduous, prickly tree of the family Leguminosae. The leaves are ternate. The flowers measure up to 5 cm long and are papilionaceous, with a long slender standard. These reddish pink flowers are in racemes. The fruits are moniliform pods with bright red seeds that resemble coral. The coral tree grows in tropical America. It is cultivated in warm countries as an ornamental; it is also used as a rapidly growing shade tree in coffee and cacao plantations. The bark is used for medicinal purposes in Brazil. In the USSR the coral tree is cultivated on the Black Sea Shore of the Caucasus and in the Southern Crimea. The name is also applied to other species of the genus Erythrina. coral tree
Synonyms for coral treenoun any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seedsSynonymsRelated Words- genus Erythrina
- Cape kafferboom
- Erythrina caffra
- kaffir boom
- coral bean tree
- Erythrina corallodendrum
- ceibo
- common coral tree
- crybaby tree
- cry-baby tree
- Erythrina crista-galli
- Erythrina lysistemon
- Transvaal kafferboom
- Erythrina Indica
- Erythrina variegata
- Indian coral tree
- Erythrina vespertilio
- cork tree
- tree
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