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Noun: paradise flower
  1. Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    - pride of barbados, flamboyant tree, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrima

Derived forms: paradise flowers

Type of: flowering shrub

Part of: Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia

Encyclopedia: Paradise flower