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POINCIANA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Synonyms:
bird of paradise; Caesalpinia gilliesii; poinciana; Poinciana gilliesii
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poinciana" is a kind of...):
flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)
Holonyms ("poinciana" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
Synonyms:
Poinciana; subgenus Poinciana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Poinciana" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Holonyms ("Poinciana" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
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