Noun bird of paradise has 3 senses
- bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii - a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
--1 is a kind of flowering shrub
--1 is a member of Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia
- bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae - ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
--2 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--2 is a member of Strelitzia, genus Strelitzia
- bird of paradise - any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
--3 is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
--3 is a member of Paradisaeidae, family Paradisaeidae
--3 has particulars: riflebird, Ptloris paradisea
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