Found 2 items, similar to Poinciana pulcherrima.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Poinciana pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima n : 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster]