bird of paradise: ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
jackal: Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair