'Flower-fence' definitions:

Definition of 'Flower-fence'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 West Indies. --Baird. [1913 Webster]