| caesalpinia | (n) small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana, Syn. genus Caesalpinia |
| caesalpiniaceae | (n) spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae, Syn. family Caesalpiniaceae |
| bird of paradise | (n) a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana, Syn. Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii, poinciana |
| bonduc | (n) tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries, Syn. Caesalpinia bonducella, Caesalpinia bonduc, bonduc tree |
| brazilian ironwood | (n) thornless tree yielding heavy wood, Syn. Caesalpinia ferrea |
| brazilwood | (n) tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry, Syn. peachwood, Caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, pernambuco wood |
| divi-divi | (n) small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin, Syn. Caesalpinia coriaria |
| mysore thorn | (n) spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers, Syn. Caesalpinia sepiaria, Caesalpinia decapetala |
| pride of barbados | (n) tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana, Syn. Poinciana pulcherrima, flamboyant tree, paradise flower, Caesalpinia pulcherrima |