NOUN | plant | Delonix regia, royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Poinciana regia | showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar |
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Meaning | showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana. | |
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Synonyms | royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Poinciana regia | |
Member of | Delonix, genus Delonix | evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
Spanish | flamboyán, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana | |
Catalan | royal poinciana |
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