poinciana

[ poin-see-an-uh ]

noun
  1. any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, as Caesalpina pulcherrima(dwarf poinciana ) or Peltophorum pterocarpum(yellow poinciana ).

Origin of poinciana

1
First recorded in 1725–35; from New Latin; named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles; see -an, -a2

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poinciana

/ (ˌpɔɪnsɪˈɑːnə) /


noun
  1. any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana) having large orange or red flowers: See royal poinciana

Origin of poinciana

1
C17: New Latin, named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles

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