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).
Words nearby poinciana
poil,
poilu,
poimenics,
poincaré,
poincaré conjecture,
poinciana,
poind,
poinsettia,
point,
point a,
point after
Example sentences from the Web for poinciana
The pulp of the pods of the Carob tree is eatable; but that of Poinciana is said to be injurious.
Botany for Ladies |Jane LoudonIn Nicaragua, malinche is also the name of a tree, a species of Poinciana, which bears a handsome red flower.
The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua |Daniel G. BrintonBy the day it'd be twelve dollars and up for two at the Breakers, and fourteen dollars and up at the Poinciana.
Gullible's Travels, Etc. |Ring W. LardnerAt nine o'clock next mornin' the good ship Constitution stopped at the Poinciana dock w'ile we piled aboard.
Gullible's Travels, Etc. |Ring W. Lardner
British Dictionary definitions for 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