bird of paradise

English Thesaurus

1. any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	oscine, oscine bird,
definition	:	passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	ptloris paradisea, riflebird,
definition	:	velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family paradisaeidae, paradisaeidae,
definition	:	birds of paradise (noun.animal)

2. ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus strelitzia, strelitzia,
definition	:	small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae (noun.plant)

3. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	flowering shrub,
definition	:	shrub noted primarily for its flowers (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	caesalpinia, genus caesalpinia,
definition	:	small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana (noun.plant)