poin·ci·ana /ˌpɔɪn(t)siˈænə, ˌp(w)ɑn(t)-/
Poin·ci·a·na n. Bot. A prickly tropical shrub (Cæsalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.
Note: ☞ The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India.
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Poinciana
n 1: small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not
recognized in some classifications [syn: subgenus
Poinciana]
2: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: bird
of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana
gilliesii]