noun
small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
• Syn: ↑crybaby tree, ↑cry-baby tree, ↑common coral tree, ↑Erythrina crista-galli
• Hypernyms: ↑coral tree, ↑erythrina
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\\ˈsā(ˌ)bō\ noun (-s)Etymology: American Spanish, ceibo, ceiba tree, from Spanish ceiba
1. : a So. American shrub or small tree (Erythrina crista-galli) with crimson and scarlet flowers
2. : kapok
Useful english dictionary. 2012.