HyperDic: royal_poinciana

English > 1 sense of the expression royal poinciana:
NOUNplantroyal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regiashowy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar
English > royal poinciana: 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.
Synonymsflamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, 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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