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‖ Erythrina|ɛrɪˈθraɪnə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ἐρυθρ-ός red.]
The Coral-tree, a genus of tropical trees (family Leguminosæ) bearing clusters of blood-red flowers.
1865Parkman Huguenots iv. (1875) 58 The coral blossoms of the erythrina glow in the shade beneath. 1871S. Mateer Travancore 100 The flaming Erythrina, or coral tree. 1875I. L. Bird Sandwich Isl. (1880) 69 The surf-board..is usually made of the erythrina, or the breadfruit tree. |
