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Poinciana

noun
1.
Small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications.  Synonym: subgenus Poinciana.
2.
A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.  Synonyms: bird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii.



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"Poinciana" Quotes from Famous Books



... "They like to convey the impression that last week they dined on the terrace at Bertolini's in Naples, or at Claridge's, or Shepheard's at Cairo, or the Madrid in the Bois, or the Poinciana; while as a matter of fact most of them are like myself and get into this sort of ...
— White Ashes • Sidney R. Kennedy and Alden C. Noble



Words linked to "Poinciana" :   rosid dicot genus, flowering shrub, Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia



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