'Poinciana pulcherrima' definitions:

Definition of 'Poinciana pulcherrima'

(from WordNet)
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, Poinciana pulcherrima]

Definition of 'Poinciana pulcherrima'

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]

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