noun
1. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
• Syn: ↑poinciana, ↑Caesalpinia gilliesii, ↑Poinciana gilliesii
• Hypernyms: ↑flowering shrub
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinia, ↑genus Caesalpinia
2. ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
• Syn: ↑Strelitzia reginae
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Strelitzia, ↑genus Strelitzia
3. any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
• Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird
• Hyponyms: ↑riflebird, ↑Ptloris paradisea
• Member Holonyms: ↑Paradisaeidae, ↑family Paradisaeidae
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noun, pl birds of paradise [count]
: any one of many brightly colored birds that live in New Guinea and in nearby islands
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a bird with very bright feathers, found mainly in New Guinea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.