poinciana

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.

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

2. isim A tropical shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with bright orange-red flowers, originally native to the Americas and now widely cultivated as an ornamental.