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poin·ci·an·a

P0400500 (poin′sē-ăn′ə, -ä′nə)n. The royal poinciana.

[New Latin Poinciāna, former genus name, after M. De Poinci, 17th-century governor of French West Indies.]

poinciana

(ˌpɔɪnsɪˈɑːnə) n (Plants) any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana) having large orange or red flowers. See royal poinciana[C17: New Latin, named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles]

poin•ci•an•a

(ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə)

n., pl. -an•as. 1. royal poinciana. 2. any of several tropical legume trees of the genus Caesalpinia, having showy red, orange, or yellow flowers. [1725–35; < New Latin (1700), after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles; see -an¹, -a²]

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Noun	1.	Poinciana - small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classificationssubgenus Poincianarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsCaesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
	2.	poinciana - a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poincianabird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesiiCaesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poincianaflowering shrub - shrub noted primarily for its flowers

poinciana

(poinsēā`nə, –ă`nə), any shrub or tree of the tropical and subtropical genus Poinciana of the family Leguminosae (pulsepulse,
in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids.
..... Click the link for more information. family). Poincianas are popular ornamentals for their showy orange or scarlet blossoms. The royal poinciana or peacock flower (P. regia), native to Madagascar, is one of the most striking of tropical trees. It is widely cultivated elsewhere, e.g., the West Indies, the S United States, and Bermuda. Poincianas are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.

Poinciana

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Synonyms for Poinciana

noun small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees

Synonyms

subgenus Poinciana

Related Words

rosid dicot genus
Caesalpinia
genus Caesalpinia

noun a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers

Synonyms

bird of paradise
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Poinciana gilliesii

Related Words

Caesalpinia
genus Caesalpinia
flowering shrub