POINCIANA


Meaning of POINCIANA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpȯin(t)-sē-ˈa-nə, ˌp(w)än(t)- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.