phoenix
1. a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa • Syn: genus Phoenix • Hypernyms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family 2. a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years • Hypernyms: mythical being
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