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PARADISE FLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paradise flower mean?
• PARADISE FLOWER (noun)
The noun PARADISE FLOWER has 1 sense:
1. tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Familiarity information: PARADISE FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Caesalpinia pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; pride of barbados
Hypernyms ("paradise flower" is a kind of...):
flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)
Holonyms ("paradise flower" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
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