coral tree

noun

1. any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers.

coral tree

noun

1. any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds

Word History and Origins

Origin of coral tree¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

These make merry among the flowers of the coral tree, which appear first in South India, and last in the Punjab.

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I have had lent me a young Coral-tree (Erythrina), which is very sickly, yet shows odd sleep movements.

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It settled on a crimson hibiscus, hanging like a flame against the pale stem of a coral tree.

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And all these cups are joined together into a common branch, the result of which is the formation of a beautiful coral tree.

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Erythrìnas (Coral tree), a genus containing about thirty species of leguminose, scarlet-flowering plants.

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