HyperDic: mysore_thorn

English > 1 sense of the expression Mysore thorn:
NOUNplantMysore thorn, Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiariaspreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
English > Mysore thorn: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSpreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers.
SynonymsCaesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiaria
Member ofCaesalpinia, genus Caesalpiniasmall spiny tropical trees or shrubs
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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