erythrina

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noun

Any of the genus Erythrina of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree.

Similar
coral tree
Origintaxonomic name Erythrina →
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Meanings

nounerythrina (plural erythrinas)

plural erythrinas

  1. biologyAny of the genus Erythrina of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental

Similar
coral tree
Broader
tree
Also see
coral tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameErythrina
  2. taxonomic nameErythrina
  3. Englisherythrina

Borrowed from taxonomic name Erythrina.

More words from taxonomic name

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tyrrhenia
Cite this entry
APA

erythrina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythrina

MLA

“erythrina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythrina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erythrina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythrina.

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