erythrina

Other forms: erythrinas

Definitions of erythrina

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: coral tree

   types:

   Cape kafferboom, Erythrina caffra, kaffir boom

   small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles

   Erythrina corallodendrum, coral bean tree

   deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds

   Erythrina crista-galli, ceibo, common coral tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree

   small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered

   Erythrina lysistemon, Transvaal kafferboom, kaffir boom

   small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds

   Erythrina Indica, Erythrina variegata, Indian coral tree

   small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds

   Erythrina vespertilio, cork tree

   prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms