Caesalpinia pulcherrima
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
{pride of barbados}, {paradise flower}, {flamboyant tree},
{Caesalpinia pulcherrima}, {Poinciana pulcherrima}]
Flower-fence \Flow"er-fence`\, n. (Bot.)
A tropical leguminous bush ({Poinciana pulcherrima}, or
{C[ae]salpinia, pulcherrima}) with prickly branches, and
showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been
sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies. --Baird.
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