POINCIANA GILLIESII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Poinciana gilliesii mean? 

• POINCIANA GILLIESII (noun)
  The noun POINCIANA GILLIESII has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINCIANA GILLIESII (noun)

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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 gilliesii" is a kind of...):

flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)

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

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