Piscidia erythrina

Piscidia erythrina
    n 1: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-
         pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white
         flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods;
         yields fish poisons [syn: {Jamaica dogwood}, {fish fuddle},
         {Piscidia piscipula}, {Piscidia erythrina}]
    

Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
   (dags) being made of it. --Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and
   {Dagger}.] (Bot.)
   The {Cornus}, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
   wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many
   purposes.
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   Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus
         mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red
         acid berry. {Cornus florida} is the flowering dogwood,
         a small American tree with very showy blossoms.
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   {Dogwood tree}.
   (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}.
   (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in
       Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
       {Jamaica dogwood}.
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