PHOENIX

• (noun) 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

  synonyms : capital of arizona

  Phoenix is a beautiful city. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor

  Phoenix can be observed with the help of a telescope. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) 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

  The phoenix is regarded as a symbol of hope. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

  synonyms : genus phoenix

  Approximately 13 species of palms belong to the genus Phoenix. -added by naila_inlas

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