dwarf poinciana
noun
Words nearby dwarf poinciana
dwarf japanese quince,
dwarf male,
dwarf mallow,
dwarf palmetto,
dwarf planet,
dwarf poinciana,
dwarf shoot,
dwarf star,
dwarf sumac,
dwarfish,
dwarfism
Definition for dwarf poinciana (2 of 2)
poinciana
[ poin-see-an-uh ]
/ ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə /
noun
any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, as Caesalpina pulcherrima (dwarf poinciana) or Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow poinciana).
British Dictionary definitions for dwarf poinciana
poinciana
/ (ˌpɔɪnsɪˈɑːnə) /
noun
any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana) having large orange or red flowers
See royal poinciana
Word Origin for poinciana
C17: New Latin, named after M. de
Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles