HyperDic: peacock_flower

English > 1 sense of the expression peacock flower:
NOUNplantpeacock flower, royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, Delonix regia, Poinciana regiashowy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar
English > peacock flower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshowy 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.
Synonymsroyal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia
Member ofDelonix, genus Delonixevergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Spanishflamboyán, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana
Catalanroyal poinciana

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