What does bird of paradise mean?
• BIRD OF PARADISE (noun) The noun BIRD OF PARADISE has 3 senses: 1. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana 2. ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird 3. any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area Familiarity information: BIRD OF PARADISE used as a noun is uncommon.