coral tree

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cor′al tree′, 

1. Plant Biology any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers.

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coral tree noun

1. any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds