The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
Caesalpinia formerly Poinciana pulcherrima — Poinciana Poin ci*a na, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange red flowers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poinciana pulcherrima L. — Symbol CAPU13 Synonym Symbol POPU12 Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
Poinciana — Poin ci*a na, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange red flowers with long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poinciana — can refer to:* Delonix regia or Royal Poinciana, a tree * Caesalpinia pulcherrima , a shrub * Poinciana, Florida, a town in the United States * Poinciana (album), by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal … Wikipedia
Poinciāna — (P. L.), Pflanzengattung (nach Poinci, Generalgouverneur der Isles du vent in der Mitte des 17. Jahrh. benannt) aus der Familie der Papilionaceae Caesalpinieae, 10. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: P. Gillesii, schlanker Baum in Südamerika, mit gelben, in … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
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
Caesalpinia pulcherrima — Caesalpinia pulcherrima … Wikipedia Español
Caesalpinia pulcherrima — at the Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Caesalpinia 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, ↑Poinciana pulcherrima • Hypernyms: ↑flowering shrub … Useful english dictionary
