POINCIANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Poinciana mean? 

• POINCIANA (noun)
  The noun POINCIANA has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: POINCIANA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINCIANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Poinciana; subgenus Poinciana

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

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

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bird of paradise; Caesalpinia gilliesii; poinciana; Poinciana gilliesii

Hypernyms ("poinciana" is a kind of...):

flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)

Holonyms ("poinciana" is a member of...):

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)