Defenition of the word bird of paradise
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Defenition of the word bird of paradise
- any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
- a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
Synonyms for the word bird of paradise
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- Caesalpinia gilliesii
- poinciana
- Poinciana gilliesii
- Strelitzia reginae
Meronymys for the word bird of paradise
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- Caesalpinia
- family Paradisaeidae
- genus Caesalpinia
- genus Strelitzia
- Paradisaeidae
- Strelitzia
Hyponyms for the word bird of paradise
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- Ptloris paradisea
- riflebird
Hypernyms for the word bird of paradise
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- flowering shrub
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- oscine
- oscine bird
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