POINCIANA


Meaning of POINCIANA in English

[ ˌpɔɪnsɪ'α:nə ]

■ noun a tropical tree with showy red or red and yellow flowers. [Genera Caesalpinia and Delonix (formerly Poinciana ).]

Origin

C18: mod. L., named after M. de Poinci , a 17th-cent. governor of the Antilles.

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