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Definition of Erythrina
1. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Erythrina
Specialized synonyms: Cape Kafferboom, Erythrina Caffra, Kaffir Boom, Coral Bean Tree, Erythrina Corallodendrum, Ceibo, Common Coral Tree, Cry-baby Tree, Crybaby Tree, Erythrina Crista-galli, Erythrina Lysistemon, Kaffir Boom, Transvaal Kafferboom, Erythrina Indica, Erythrina Variegata, Indian Coral Tree, Cork Tree, Erythrina Vespertilio
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Erythrina
1. n. A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.
Definition of Erythrina
1. Noun. (botany) Any of the genus ''Erythrina'' of leguminous flowering plants; a coral tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Erythrina
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythrina
Literary usage of Erythrina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"erythrina, a genus of tropical trees anJ tuberous herbs, with clusters of very
large, long flowers, which are usually of the brightest red, whence their ..."
2. A Text-book of practical therapeutics by Hobart Amory Hare (1894)
"PISCIDIA erythrina. Piscidia erythrina is a drug which is stated to possess marked
... The dose of the fluid extract of piscidia erythrina is | to 2 drachms ..."
3. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"Illustrated by the Leguminous genera, erythrina, Canavalia, ... SECTION III HERE
we have three genera of the Leguminosae, namely, erythrina, Canavalia, ..."
4. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1882)
"PYRRHULA erythrina (Pallas*). ... have been recorded by Mr. Wonfor f (Zool.
ssp 1918), and the statement was * Loxia erythrina, Pallas, Nov. Comment. Acad. ..."
5. Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1833)
"... —erythrina—Hibiscus—The auti, or cloth-plant—Descriptions, uses, and legends
of the sacred aoa—Account of the bread-fruit-tree and fruit—Various methods ..."
6. The Uganda Protectorate: An Attempt to Give Some Description of the Physical by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1902)
"The erythrina trees on the edge of the forest seldom hear leaves and flowers at
the same time. When in a leafless state, thev break out into a ..."
7. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1884)
"Piscidia erythrina as a Substitute for Morphine. The NT Med. ... has found in a
few experimental cases that Piscidia erythrina possesses valuable sedative ..."
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