yellow poinciana.
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yellow poinciana. — See under poinciana (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
yellow poinciana — noun : pride of barbados … Useful english dictionary
poinciana — /poyn see an euh/, n. 1. See royal poinciana. 2. any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, as Caesalpina pulcherrima (dwarf poinciana) or Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow poinciana). [1725 35; < NL; named after… … Universalium
poinciana — [poin΄sē an′ə, poin΄sēā′nə, poin΄sēä′nə] n. [ModL, after M. de Poinci, early governor of the Fr West Indies] 1. any of a genus (Caesalpinia) of small, tropical trees and shrubs of the caesalpinia family, growing in dry, sandy soil and having… … English World dictionary
Poinciana pulcherrima — Flower fence Flow er fence , n. (Bot.) A tropical leguminous bush ({Poinciana pulcherrima}, or {C[ae]salpinia, pulcherrima}) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poinciana — [ˌpɔɪnsɪ α:nə] noun a tropical tree with showy red or red and yellow flowers. [Genera Caesalpinia and Delonix (formerly Poinciana).] Origin C18: mod. L., named after M. de Poinci, a 17th cent. governor of the Antilles … English new terms dictionary
poinciana — poin•ci•an•a [[t]ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə[/t]] n. pl. an•as 1) pln royal poinciana 2) pln any of several tropical legume trees of the genus Caesalpinia, having showy red, orange, or yellow flowers • Etymology: 1725–35; < NL (1700), after M. de Poinci,… … From formal English to slang
Poinciana pulcherrima — noun tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana • Syn: ↑pride of barbados, ↑paradise flower, ↑flamboyant tree, ↑Caesalpinia pulcherrima • Hypernyms: ↑flowering shrub … Useful english dictionary
Peltophorum pterocarpum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Peltophorum pterocarpum — Peltophorum pterocarpum … Wikipedia Español
