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Definition of Poinciana

1. Noun. Small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications.

2. Noun. A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.

Definition of Poinciana

1. n. A prickly tropical shrub (Cæsalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.

Definition of Poinciana

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Medical Definition of Poinciana

1. A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments. The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India. Origin: NL. Named after M. De Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poinciana

poikilotherm poikilotherm poikilothermic poikilothermic poikilothermous poikilothermous poikilotherms poikilothermy poikilothrombocyte poikilothymia

poilu poilus poinado poinadoes poinciana (current term) poinciana (current term) poincianas Poinciana gilliesii Poinciana pulcherrima Poinciana regia

poind poinded poinder poinders poinding poindings poinds poinsettia poinsettia poinsettias

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