| 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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