Meaning of poinciana | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated as an ornamental; the royal poinciana or flamboyant.
2. A tropical shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with bright orange-red flowers, originally native to the Americas and now widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Examples

“[I]n disturbed areas, like East Point, exotic trees like poinciana and "coffee bush" invade the edges.”

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