| NOUN | plant | Piscidia erythrina, Jamaica dogwood, fish fuddle, Piscidia piscipula | 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 |
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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. | |
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| Synonyms | Jamaica dogwood, fish fuddle, Piscidia piscipula | |
| Member of | Piscidia, genus Piscidia | genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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