Parkinsonia par·kin·so·nia uncommon noun 1. small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees Synonymsgenus Parkinsonia Related words Word family Parkinsonia aculeataParkinsonia florida Broader terms rosid dicot genus Parts Caesalpinioideae Part of Jerusalem thornpalo verde WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.