Noun: Piscidia erythrina
- Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
"Indigenous peoples used Piscidia erythrina to stun fish for easy catching";
- Jamaica dogwood, fish fuddle, Piscidia piscipula
Type of: tree
Part of: genus Piscidia, Piscidia
Encyclopedia: Piscidia erythrina