phoenix

Noun
  1. The state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona;
    Situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation (synset 109080839)
    is an instance of: state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
    is a part of: arizona, az, grand canyon state - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
    same as: capital of arizona
  2. A large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa (synset 112614587)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    belongs to: arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
    same as: genus phoenix
  3. 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 (synset 109524068)
    is a type of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
  4. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor (synset 109413860)
    is an instance of: constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

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