English > coral tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | erythrina |
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| Member of | genus Erythrina | genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers |
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| Narrower | Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata, Erythrina Indica | small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds |
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| ceibo, crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, common coral tree, Erythrina crista-galli | small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered |
| coral bean tree, Erythrina corallodendrum | deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds |
| cork tree, Erythrina vespertilio | prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood |
| kaffir boom, Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra | small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds |
| kaffir boom, Transvaal kafferboom, Erythrina lysistemon | small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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| Spanish | erythrina |
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