English noun: Poinciana | |||
1. | Poinciana (plant) small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications | ||
Synonyms | subgenus Poinciana | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rosid dicot genus | ||
Member meronym | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | ||
2. | poinciana (plant) a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana | ||
Synonyms | bird of paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flowering shrub | ||
Member meronym | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | ||