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poinciana
[ poin-see-an-uh ]
noun
- any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, as Caesalpina pulcherrima dwarf poinciana or Peltophorum pterocarpum yellow poinciana.
poinciana
/ ˌpɔɪnsɪˈɑːnə /
noun
- any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana ) having large orange or red flowers See royal poinciana
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poinciana1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poinciana1
C17: New Latin, named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles
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Example Sentences
By the day it'd be twelve dollars and up for two at the Breakers, and fourteen dollars and up at the Poinciana.
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At nine o'clock next mornin' the good ship Constitution stopped at the Poinciana dock w'ile we piled aboard.
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The pulp of the pods of the Carob tree is eatable; but that of Poinciana is said to be injurious.
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In Nicaragua, malinche is also the name of a tree, a species of Poinciana, which bears a handsome red flower.
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It isn't quite as large as the Royal Poinciana, but dad says it is just as good.
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