phoenixes

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 irrigationSynonyms: Phoenix, capital of Arizona

2. a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and AfricaSynonyms: genus Phoenix, 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 yearsSynonyms: phoenix

4. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and SculptorSynonyms: Phoenix