Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Jamaica, a leguminous tree of the genus Calliandra. C. comosa is of small size. C. latifolia reaches a height of 25 feet.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) A West Indian tree (Calliandra latifolia) with showy, crimson blossoms.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A West Indian tree, Calliandra latifolia, with showy crimson blossoms.

Etymologies

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horse +‎ wood

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