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POINCIANA REGIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Poinciana regia mean? 

POINCIANA REGIA (noun)
  The noun POINCIANA REGIA has 1 sense:

1. showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poincianaplay

  Familiarity information: POINCIANA REGIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POINCIANA REGIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Delonix regia; flamboyant; flame tree; peacock flower; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana

Hypernyms ("Poinciana regia" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Poinciana regia" is a member of...):

Delonix; genus Delonix (evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India)


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