spathodea

noun

spa·​tho·​dea

spāˈt͟hōdēə,

spāˈth-,

spaˈth-

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical African evergreen trees (family Bignoniaceae) used as ornamentals in tropical and subtropical regions and having large odd-pinnate or ternate leaves and showy orange or scarlet flowers in terminal panicles or racemes

2

or less commonly spathodia

"

plural -s : any plant of the genus Spathodea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from spatha + -odea, alteration of -odes

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