yellow poinciana
noun
See under poinciana(def 2).
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Definition for yellow 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 yellow 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