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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

• PARADISE FLOWER (noun)

Sense 1

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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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