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Noun phoenix has 4 senses

Phoenix, capital of Arizona - the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation
--₁ is a kind of state capital
--₁ is a part of Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ
Phoenix, genus Phoenix - a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
--₂ is a kind of monocot genus, liliopsid genus
--₂ is a member of
Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family
Phoenix - 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
--₃ is a kind of mythical being
Phoenix - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
--₄ is a kind of constellation