PISCIDIA PISCIPULA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Piscidia piscipula mean? • PISCIDIA PISCIPULA (noun)
The noun PISCIDIA PISCIPULA has 1 sense:
1. small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
Familiarity information: PISCIDIA PISCIPULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PISCIDIA PISCIPULA (noun)
Meaning:
Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
fish fuddle; Jamaica dogwood; Piscidia erythrina; Piscidia piscipula
Hypernyms ("Piscidia piscipula" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Piscidia piscipula" is a member of...):
genus Piscidia; Piscidia (genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons)
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