Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Piscidia — noun genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons • Syn: ↑genus Piscidia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae … Useful english dictionary
Piscidia erythrina — noun small 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 • Syn: ↑Jamaica dogwood, ↑fish fuddle, ↑Piscidia… … Useful english dictionary
Piscidia piscipula — noun small 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 • Syn: ↑Jamaica dogwood, ↑fish fuddle, ↑Piscidia… … Useful english dictionary
Piscidia — ID 64236 Symbol Key PISCI Common Name piscidia Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, PR, VI Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Piscidia carthagenensis — ID 64237 Symbol Key PICA5 Common Name stinkwood Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR, VI Growth Habit Tree Duration … USDA Plant Characteristics
Piscidia mollis — ID 64238 Symbol Key PIMO8 Common Name N/A Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Piscidia piscipula — ID 64239 Symbol Key PIPI3 Common Name Florida fishpoison tree Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, VI Growth Habit Tree, Shrub … USDA Plant Characteristics
Piscidia erythrina — Dogwood Dog wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. [So named from skewers (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and {Dagger}.] (Bot.) The {Cornus}, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piscidia — pis·cid·ia pi sid ē ə n the bark of a West Indian leguminous tree (Piscidia erythrina) that was formerly used as a narcotic and anodyne * * * Pis·cid·ia (pĭ sidґe ə) [L. piscis fish + caedere to kill] a genus of trees of the family… … Medical dictionary
rosid dicot genus — noun a genus of dicotyledonous plants • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Connarus, ↑genus Connarus, ↑Arachis, ↑genus Arachis, ↑Brya, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
