coral tree

cor·al tree

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kawr-uh l, kor- tree]
- /ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr- tri/
- /ˈkɒr.əl triː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-uh l, kor- tree]
- /ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr- tri/

Definitions of coral tree words

noun coral tree any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds 3
noun coral tree any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers. 1
noun coral tree (botany) Any of the trees of the genus Erythrina. 0

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Origin of coral tree

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Coral tree

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coral tree

coral tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

coral tree usage trend in Literature

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