 bird_of_paradise |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird | |
| Synonyms: | Strelitzia_reginae | |
| Related terms: | herb Strelitzia | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana | |
| Synonyms: | Caesalpinia_gilliesii Poinciana_gilliesii poinciana | |
| Related terms: | flowering_shrub Caesalpinia | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area | |
| Related terms: | oscine riflebird Paradisaeidae | |
| Similar spelling: |
bird_of_passage bird_of_Minerva bird_of_night |
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