Poinciana
poin·ciana
noun
1.
small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
Origin
Modern Latin: after M. de Poinci, a 17th-century governor of the Antilles + -ana.
Phrases
- royal poinciana
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