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POINCIANA PULCHERRIMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Poinciana pulcherrima mean? 

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

1. tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poincianaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


POINCIANA PULCHERRIMA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Caesalpinia pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; pride of barbados

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

flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)

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

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


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