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Definition of: poinciana
(poin′sē·ā′nə, -an′ə) noun
1. One of a small genus of tropical trees or shrubs (Poinciana, family Leguminosae), especially the flowerfence.
2. The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a tropical tree with bright orange and scarlet flowers and large flat pods. [<NL, after M. de Poinci, a 17th century governor of the West Indies]
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