Synonyms for phoenix

Noun

1. Phoenix, capital of Arizona, state capital

usage: the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation

2. Phoenix, genus Phoenix, monocot genus, liliopsid genus

usage: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

3. Phoenix, mythical being

usage: 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

4. Phoenix, constellation

usage: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor