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crybaby tree

DEFINITIONS OF: crybaby tree

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n small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered

Synonyms:
Erythrina crista-galli, ceibo, common coral tree, cry-baby tree
Type of:
coral tree, erythrina
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
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