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POINCIANA GILLIESII
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I. (noun)
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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 gilliesii" is a kind of...):
flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)
Holonyms ("Poinciana gilliesii" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)