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Definition of Coral bean
1. Noun. Shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans.
Group relationships: Genus Sophora, Sophora
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coral Bean
Literary usage of Coral bean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Colonies of the British Empire ...: From the Official Records by Robert Montgomery Martin (1843)
"... and requiring shelter from strong sunshine or violent winds, for which purpose
the plantain trees, Musa Paradisiaca, or coral bean tree, ..."
2. Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire ...: From the Official by Robert Montgomery Martin (1839)
"... and requiring shelter from strong sunshine or violent winds, for which purpose
the plantain trees, Muta Paradisiaca, or coral bean tree, Erythrina, ..."