Definition of Poinciana. Meaning of Poinciana. Synonyms of Poinciana

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Definition of Poinciana

Poinciana
Poinciana Poin`ci*a"na, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub (C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments. Note: The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India.

Meaning of Poinciana from wikipedia

- Look up poinciana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Poinciana may refer to: Delonix regia or royal poinciana, a tree Caesalpinia pulcherrima, a shrub...
- Poinciana (English: /pɔɪnsiˈænə/) is a settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Osceola and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is part...
- grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name royal poinciana, flamboyant, phoenix flower,[citation needed] flame of the forest, or...
- "Poinciana" is a song by Nat Simon with English lyrics by Buddy Bernier and Spanish lyrics written in 1936 by Manuel Lliso. The song has been identified...
- names for this species include poinciana, pea**** flower, red bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, flos pavonis...
- The Royal Poinciana Hotel was a Gilded Age hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Developed by Standard Oil founder Henry Flagler and approximately...
- Poinciana Woman is the subject of an Australian urban legend that dates to the 1950s. There are multiple versions to the myth, but most follow the story...
- (commonly known as copperpod, yellow-flamboyant, yellow flametree, yellow poinciana or yellow-flame) is a species of Peltophorum, native to tropical southeastern...
- Poinciana Place may refer to: Poinciana, Florida, formerly known as Poinciana Place Poinciana Plaza, a neighborhood in Key West This disambiguation page...
- SunRail Poinciana station is a train station in the community of Poinciana, Florida. It is the southern terminus of SunRail, the commuter rail service...