Phoenix (Noun)
Meaning 1
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Meaning 2
A large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 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.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Meaning 4
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.