n.
Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ in(t)-s ē - ' a-n ə , ˌ p(w)än(t)-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from De Poinci, 17th century governor of part of the French West Indies
Date: 1731
: any of several ornamental tropical trees or shrubs (genera Caesalpinia and Delonix ) of the legume family formerly placed in their own genus ( Poinciana ) ― compare ROYAL POINCIANA