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CAESALPINIA GILLIESII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Caesalpinia gilliesii mean?
• CAESALPINIA GILLIESII (noun)
The noun CAESALPINIA GILLIESII has 1 sense:
1. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Familiarity information: CAESALPINIA GILLIESII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAESALPINIA GILLIESII (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bird of paradise; Caesalpinia gilliesii; poinciana; Poinciana gilliesii
Hypernyms ("Caesalpinia gilliesii" is a kind of...):
flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)
Holonyms ("Caesalpinia gilliesii" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
Context examples
An antineoplastic protein isolated from the seeds of the plant Caesalpinia gilliesii with antineoplastic activity.
(Cesalin, NCI Thesaurus)
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