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Meanings of erythrina in English
Catalan
eritrina (arbre) Spanish
erythrina 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.
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Examples for "coral tree"
Examples for "coral tree"
1
Soon he saw, far below, the branches of the coral tree.
2
The coral tree, with its bright red flowers and spiny trunk, occurs only in the remote forests of south-east Tanzania.
3
Erythrina: or coral tree.
4
These make merry among the flowers of the coral tree, which appear first in South India, and last in the Punjab.
5
And all these cups are joined together into a common branch, the result of which is the formation of a beautiful coral tree.
Usage of erythrina in English
1
The white-wood I take to be the tree Mr. Gregory calls the erythrina.
2
Amaryllis, fritillary, erythrina, mimosa, cerea.
3
In one range of cacao trees a banana is placed between two cacaos, and an erythrina between the two following.
4
I lit my pipe, laid myself naked under an erythrina tree, and praised the gods for the gift of life.
5
The roaring of the cascades is heard, while the water is unseen, being concealed by thick groves of erythrina, clusia, and the Indian fig-tree.
6
The ashes of the bucare, which is the Erythrina corallodendrum, are preferred.
7
On this island the principal trees are the leafless Erythrina, with waxy, pink flowers.
8
An Erythrina and the Acacia of Expedition Range were plentiful.
9
Erythrina corallodendron.-Themovements of a terminal leaflet were traced.
10
Erythrina was both in blossom and in seed.
11
Stuart's Bean-tree is a species of Erythrina.
12
The chloroform extract of the stem bark of Erythrina burttii showed antifungal and antibacterial activities using the disk diffusion method.
13
I have had lent me a young Coral-tree (Erythrina), which is very sickly, yet shows odd sleep movements.
14
Erythrina: or coral tree.
15
Sir W. Macarthur tells me that Erythrina will hardly seed in Australia without the petals are moved as if by bee.
16
The banks of the Manzanares are very pleasant, and are shaded by mimosas, erythrinas, ceibas, and other trees of gigantic growth.
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