Definition of Poinceana
||Poin`ci*a"na (?), n. [NL. Named after
M. de Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies.]
(Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub (Cæsalpinia,
formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and
racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson
filaments.
&fist; The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of
Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a tropical shrub with bright orange-red flowers
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
You arrived at this page by searching for Poinceana
The correct Spelling of this word is: Poinciana
Thank you for visiting FreeFactFinder. On our home page you will find extensive articles covering
a wide range of topics.
|
