erythrina

noun

er·​y·​thri·​na

-ˈthrīnə -rēnə

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical shrubs or trees (family Leguminosae) often cultivated and having trifoliolate leaves and chiefly reddish flowers in terminal racemes see coral tree, kaffir boom

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Erythrina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from erythr- + -ina

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