Definition of erythrina Erythrina

We found 3 definitions of erythrina from 3 different sources.

What does erythrina mean?

Noun
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
		coral tree
		tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
		genus erythrina genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers
		cape kafferboom, erythrina caffra, kaffir boom small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
		coral bean tree, erythrina corallodendrum deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds
		ceibo, common coral tree, cry-baby tree, crybaby tree, erythrina crista-galli small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
		erythrina lysistemon, transvaal kafferboom, kaffir boom small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
		erythrina indica, erythrina variegata, indian coral tree small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds