peacock flower
peacock flower · peacock flowers
A tropical leguminous bush Caesalpinia pulcherrima with prickly branches and showy…A tropical leguminous bush Caesalpinia pulcherrima (syn. Poinciana pulcherrimus) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.
Meaning
1 sensesA tropical leguminous bush Caesalpinia pulcherrima (syn. Poinciana pulcherrimus) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.
More definitions
- showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Forms
plural: peacock flowers| Singular | peacock flower |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana:royal poincianaflamboyantflame treeDelonix regiaPoinciana regia