Noun bird of paradise has 3 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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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