NOUN | plant | Poinciana, subgenus Poinciana | small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees |
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plant | poinciana, bird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii | a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers |
Meaning | small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications. | |
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Synonym | subgenus Poinciana | |
Member of | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | small spiny tropical trees or shrubs |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
Spanish | poinciana, subgenus poinciana | |
Catalan | poinciana, subgenus poinciana |
Meaning | A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana. | |
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Synonyms | bird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii | |
Member of | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | small spiny tropical trees or shrubs |
Broader | flowering shrub | shrub noted primarily for its flowers |
Spanish | Poinciana gilliesii |
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