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    PRIDE OF BARBADOS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poincianaplay

    Synonyms:

    Caesalpinia pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; pride of barbados

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("pride of barbados" is a kind of...):

    flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)

    Holonyms ("pride of barbados" is a member of...):

    Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

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