[ 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.
[ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004