POINCIANA PULCHERRIMA

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Meaning:

Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

Synonyms:

Caesalpinia pulcherrima; flamboyant tree; paradise flower; Poinciana pulcherrima; pride of barbados

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Poinciana pulcherrima" is a kind of...):

flowering shrub (shrub noted primarily for its flowers)

Holonyms ("Poinciana pulcherrima" is a member of...):

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

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