bird-of-paradise

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bird-of-par·a·dise | \ ˈbərd-əv-ˈper-ə-ˌdīs

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, -ˌdīz, - ˈpa-rə- \

Definition of bird-of-paradise

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: an ornamental plant (Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa that has scapes terminating in a horizontal bract from which emerges an upright flower having three orange or yellow sepals and three irregular blue petals

bird of paradise

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Definition of bird of paradise (Entry 2 of 2)

: any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands

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“Bird-of-paradise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-of-paradise. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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