|
|
Definition of Coral tree
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 Coral tree
1. Noun. (botany) The collective term for plants of the genus ''Erythrina''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coral Tree
Literary usage of Coral tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical and Topographical by Sir James Emerson Tennent (1859)
"... which has also acquired the name of the coral tree. Its wood is so light and
spongy, that it is used in Ceylon to form corks for preserve jars ..."
2. Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou (1890)
"The Bull - Ring and Cockpit. — A Literary Institution. — The coral tree. — Ancient
Pyramids. ... coral tree ..."
3. Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou (1890)
"Ancient Toluca — The Maguey. — Fine Scenery. — Cima. — Snowy Peaks. — Leon d'Oro.
— The Bull - Ring and Cockpit. — A Literary Institution. — The coral tree. ..."
4. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"CORALLODENDRON, The Coral-tree. The Characters are ; It bath the ... American Coral-
tree without Spines, having (harp- pointed Leaves, and long Flowers. 3. ..."
5. Ad Orientem by Aug Daniel Frederickson (1889)
"... speciosa): Flowers consisting of nearly a hundred crimson and yellow stamens.
(Plate X.) Indian coral tree ..."
6. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph Le Conte (1903)
"Only the upper and outer portions of a coral-tree, and outer portion of a
coral-head, are living; the lower and interior portions consist only of coralline ..."
Other Resources:
