Lexic.us

Definition of Flamboyant tree

1. Noun. Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flamboyant Tree

Literary usage of Flamboyant tree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of Hawaii: Being an Account of the Hawaiian People, the by William Alanson Bryan (1915)
"The common species grown here, known as the "flame tree" or "flamboyant tree." has been so well named as to scarcely require further description. ..."

2. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"The only colorful notes were the blue, choppy waters of the lake and, in season, the brilliant scarlet flowers of the flame tree or flamboyant tree (Delonix ..."

3. St. Lucia by Don Philpott (2005)
"The flamboyant tree is also known as the tourist tree because it bursts into bloom during the summer and is a blaze of colour. Along the coast you can find ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1902)
"... Mangifera Indica, grown from Jamaica seeds; Ceratonia siliqua, the Carob tree, or " St. John's bread;" Poinciana regia, the flamboyant tree, a handsome ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"... Mangifera Indica, grown from Jamaica seeds; Ceratonia siliqua, the Carob tree, or " St. John's bread;" Poinciana regia, the flamboyant tree, a handsome ..."

6. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica & St. Lucia Alive! by Lynne M. Sullivan (2000)
"The gorgeous flamboyant tree (also known as the poinciana) shows off a blast of red flowers throughout the summer and African tulip trees put out a ..."

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