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SUBGENUS POINCIANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subgenus Poinciana mean?
• SUBGENUS POINCIANA (noun)
The noun SUBGENUS POINCIANA has 1 sense:
1. small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
Familiarity information: SUBGENUS POINCIANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("subgenus Poinciana" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Holonyms ("subgenus Poinciana" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
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