erythrina

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  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

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Erythrina.

In classic literature

Synonyms

coral tree

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