| NOUN | plant | Poinciana regia, royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix 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, Delonix 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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