crybaby tree

crybaby tree
noun
small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
Hypernyms: ↑coral tree, ↑erythrina

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noun
: a Brazilian coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli) with small red-orange flowers commonly cultivated especially under glass in the United States

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  • common coral tree — noun small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered • Syn: ↑ceibo, ↑crybaby tree, ↑cry baby tree, ↑Erythrina crista galli • Hypernyms: ↑coral tree, ↑erythrina …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Erythrina crista-galli — noun small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered • Syn: ↑ceibo, ↑crybaby tree, ↑cry baby tree, ↑common coral tree • Hypernyms: ↑coral tree, ↑erythrina …   Useful english dictionary

  • ceibo — n. a small South American spiny tree ({Erythrina crista galli}) with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered. Syn: crybaby tree, cry baby tree, common coral tree, {Erythrina crista galli}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Erythrina crista-galli — ceibo ceibo n. a small South American spiny tree ({Erythrina crista galli}) with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered. Syn: crybaby tree, cry baby tree, common coral tree, {Erythrina crista galli}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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