Barbados pride
[ bahr-bey-dohs prahyd, -duhs, -dohz ]
noun
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.
Also called Barbados flower fence, dwarf poin·ci·an·a [dwawrf-poin-see-an-uh] /ˈdwɔrf ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə/ . a tropical, prickly shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, having orange-yellow flowers with bright red stamens and bearing pods.
Origin of Barbados pride
1First recorded in 1880–85
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