coral bean

noun

A flowering plant of species Erythrina herbacea

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Meanings

nouncoral bean (plural coral beans)

plural coral beans

  1. A flowering plant of species Erythrina herbacea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans

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mescal beanfrijolitofrijolilloSophora secundiflora
Broader

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APA

coral bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20bean

MLA

“coral bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coral bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20bean.

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