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PEACOCK FLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Synonyms:
Delonix regia; flamboyant; flame tree; peacock flower; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("peacock flower" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("peacock flower" is a member of...):
Delonix; genus Delonix (evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India)
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