Barbados pride

[bahr-bey-dohs prahyd, -duhs, -dohz]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Barbados pride¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The Flower Fence, or Barbados pride, poinciana pulcherrima, is a very beautiful aculeated shrub, of the order monogynia; the flowers, of a bright red and yellow, are papilionaceous; the pistilum is long, and the stamens numerous; the seeds are oblong and glossy, and when beaten up with borax and water are said to form an excellent cement.

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