HyperDic: genus_caesalpinia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Caesalpinia:
NOUNplantgenus Caesalpinia, Caesalpiniasmall spiny tropical trees or shrubs
English > genus Caesalpinia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana.
SynonymCaesalpinia
Member ofCaesalpinioideae, subfamily CaesalpinioideaeAlternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
MembersMysore thorn, Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiariaSpreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
Poinciana, subgenus Poincianasmall subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees
bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesiiA tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers
bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducellaTropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
brazilian ironwood, Caesalpinia ferreathornless tree yielding heavy wood
brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinataTropical tree with prickly trunk
divi-divi, Caesalpinia coriariasmall thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
pride of barbados, paradise flower, flamboyant tree, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrimaTropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishcaesalpinia, genus caesalpinia
Catalancaesalpinia, genus caesalpinia

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