HyperDic: fish_fuddle

English > 1 sense of the expression fish fuddle:
NOUNplantfish fuddle, Jamaica dogwood, Piscidia piscipula, Piscidia erythrinasmall 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
English > fish fuddle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall 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.
SynonymsJamaica dogwood, Piscidia piscipula, Piscidia erythrina
Member ofPiscidia, genus Piscidiagenus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

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