poinciana

[ poin-see-an-uh ]

/ ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə /

noun

any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, asCaesalpina pulcherrima(dwarf poinciana ) or Peltophorum pterocarpum(yellow poinciana ).

royal poinciana.

Origin of poinciana

First recorded in 1725–35; from New Latin; named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles; see -an, -a²

Words nearby poinciana

poil, poilu, poimenics, Poincaré, Poincaré conjecture, poinciana, poind, poinsettia, point, point A, point after

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Example sentences from the Web for poinciana

The pulp of the pods of the Carob tree is eatable; but that of Poinciana is said to be injurious.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
In Nicaragua, malinche is also the name of a tree, a species of Poinciana, which bears a handsome red flower.
The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua|Daniel G. Brinton
By the day it'd be twelve dollars and up for two at the Breakers, and fourteen dollars and up at the Poinciana.
Gullible's Travels, Etc.|Ring W. Lardner
At nine o'clock next mornin' the good ship Constitution stopped at the Poinciana dock w'ile we piled aboard.
Gullible's Travels, Etc.|Ring W. Lardner

British Dictionary definitions for poinciana

poinciana

/ (ˌpɔɪnsɪˈɑːnə) /

noun

any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana) having large orange or red flowersSee royal poinciana

Word Origin for poinciana

C17: New Latin, named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles

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单词	poinciana
释义	poinciana [ poin-see-an-uh ] / ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə / noun any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, asCaesalpina pulcherrima(dwarf poinciana ) or Peltophorum pterocarpum(yellow poinciana ). royal poinciana. Origin of poinciana First recorded in 1725–35; from New Latin; named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles; see -an, -a² Words nearby poinciana poil, poilu, poimenics, Poincaré, Poincaré conjecture, poinciana, poind, poinsettia, point, point A, point after Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poinciana The pulp of the pods of the Carob tree is eatable; but that of Poinciana is said to be injurious. Botany for Ladies\|Jane Loudon In Nicaragua, malinche is also the name of a tree, a species of Poinciana, which bears a handsome red flower. The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua\|Daniel G. Brinton By the day it'd be twelve dollars and up for two at the Breakers, and fourteen dollars and up at the Poinciana. Gullible's Travels, Etc.\|Ring W. Lardner At nine o'clock next mornin' the good ship Constitution stopped at the Poinciana dock w'ile we piled aboard. Gullible's Travels, Etc.\|Ring W. Lardner British Dictionary definitions for poinciana poinciana / (ˌpɔɪnsɪˈɑːnə) / noun any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana) having large orange or red flowersSee royal poinciana Word Origin for poinciana C17: New Latin, named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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