Barbados pride
Americannoun
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Also called bead tree. a tropical African and Asian tree, Adenanthera pavonina, of the legume family, having feathery foliage and bearing red seeds that are used in beadwork.
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Also called Barbados flower fence,. Also called dwarf poinciana. a tropical, prickly shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, having orange-yellow flowers with bright red stamens and bearing pods.
Etymology
Origin of Barbados pride
First recorded in 1880–85
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