caesalpinia : Idioms & Phrases

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caesalpinia bonduc

  • noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
    Caesalpinia bonduc; bonduc; bonduc tree.
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caesalpinia bonducella

  • noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
    Caesalpinia bonduc; bonduc; bonduc tree.
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caesalpinia coriaria

  • noun small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
    divi-divi.
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caesalpinia decapetala

  • noun spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
    Caesalpinia decapetala; Mysore thorn.
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caesalpinia echinata

  • noun tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
    peach-wood; brazilwood; peachwood; pernambuco wood.
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caesalpinia ferrea

  • noun thornless tree yielding heavy wood
    brazilian ironwood.
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caesalpinia gilliesii

  • noun a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    bird of paradise; Poinciana gilliesii; poinciana.
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caesalpinia pulcherrima

  • noun tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; pride of barbados.
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caesalpinia sepiaria

  • noun spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
    Caesalpinia decapetala; Mysore thorn.
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genus caesalpinia

  • noun small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
    Caesalpinia.
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