'Bird of paradise' definitions:

Definition of 'bird of paradise'

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noun
A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii]
noun
Ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird [syn: bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae]
noun
Any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area

Definition of 'Bird of paradise'

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