cry-baby tree

Definitions of cry-baby tree

1. noun

   small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
   synonyms: Erythrina crista-galli, ceibo, common coral tree, crybaby tree

   type of:

   coral tree, erythrina

   any 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