'Erythrina' definitions:

Definition of 'erythrina'

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 [syn: coral tree, erythrina]

Definition of 'Erythrina'

From: GCIDE

Erythrina \Er`y*thri"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Erythrina'

Erythrina Corallodendron,
Piscidia erythrina,
erythrina caffra,
erythrina corallodendrum,
erythrina indica,
erythrina lysistemon,
erythrina variegata,
erythrina vespertilio,
genus erythrina,
Erythrina crista-galli