Noun Definition

phoenix

1.Definition: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

Related Noun(s):genus phoenix

Category: Plants

3.Definition: 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

Category: People

4.Definition: 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

Category: Places