Definition of Lobster plant

1. Noun. Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Lobster Plant

lobotomy
lobs
lobscouse
lobscouser
lobscousers
lobscouses
lobscows
lobscuse
lobsided
lobster
lobster-backed
lobster-claw deformity
lobster Newburg
lobster a la Newburg
lobster plant (current term)
lobster pot
lobster pound
lobster shift
lobster shifts
lobster stew
lobster tail
lobster tart
lobster thermidor
lobster trap
lobsterback
lobsterbacks
lobstered
lobsterer
lobsterers

Literary usage of Lobster plant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Lucia by Don Philpott (2005)
"There are heliconia, also known as the lobster plant, bird of paradise flowers and anthurium everywhere. The flamboyant tree is also known as the tourist ..."

2. Bahamas by Don Philpott (2002)
"There are heliconia, also known as the lobster plant, bird of paradise flowers and poinciana everywhere. ..."

3. Cayman Islands by Don Philpott (2002)
"... many varieties of hibiscus, frangipani and poinsettia. There are heliconia, also known as the lobster plant, bird of paradise flowers and anthurium. ..."

4. US & British Virgin Islands by Don Philpott (2002)
"There are heliconia, also known as the lobster plant, bird of paradise flowers and anthurium everywhere. The flamboyant tree is also known as the tourist ..."

5. Gardening in Egypt: A Handbook of Gardening for Lower Egypt by Walter Draper (1895)
"It is a pretty plant for a dry sunny spot, or as a pot plant. Erythrina crista-galli — The lobster plant.—A showy deciduous tree, with ternate leaves and ..."

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