Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bird_of_paradise

3 senses of bird of paradise

Sense 1
bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii -- (a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)
       => flowering shrub -- (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)

Sense 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)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 3
bird of paradise -- (any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area)
       => oscine, oscine bird -- (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)