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, withshowy crimson blossoms .
Etymologies
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horse + wood
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