poinciana pulcherrima

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Poinciana 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

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