poinciana
A tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to…A tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated as an ornamental; the royal poinciana or flamboyant.
Meaning
2 sensesA tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated as an ornamental; the royal poinciana or flamboyant.
a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
A tropical shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with bright orange-red flowers, originally native to the Americas and now widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Origin
Modern Latin: after M. de Poinci, a 17th-century governor of the Antilles + -ana.Modern Latin: after M. de Poinci, a 17th-century governor of the Antilles + -ana.
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Forms
plural: poincianas| Singular | poinciana |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications:subgenus Poinciana
- a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana:bird of paradiseCaesalpinia gilliesiiPoinciana gilliesii