Poinciana

[pɔinsi'ænә]

Definition

(noun.) small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications.

Checked by Edwin--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.

Edited by Constantine