Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants of the suborder Cæsalpinieæ and tribe Eucæsalpinieæ, characterized by the five valvate calyx-lobes, five nearly equal orbicular petals, ten distinct declined stamens, and hard flat two-valved many-seeded pods.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub (
Cæsalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima ), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- noun small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
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Examples
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POINCIANA | A fingerprint found at the scene of a bloody home invasion in Poinciana led to the arrests this week of three Orlando area men, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
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(Soundbite of song "Poinciana") MOON: Ahmad Jamal is one of the great Zen masters of jazz piano.
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And the first song that Tom suggested is "Poinciana," a classic jazz cut from Ahmad Jamal.
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And the first song that Tom suggested is "Poinciana," a classic jazz cut from Ahmad Jamal.
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(Soundbite of song, "Poinciana") NORRIS: Now, I want to include an album that for many people was the soundtrack of summer in 1969, the album "Stand" by Sly & the Family Stone.
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(Soundbite of song "Poinciana") MOON: Ahmad Jamal is one of the great Zen masters of jazz piano.
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(Soundbite of song, "Poinciana") NORRIS: Now, I want to include an album that for many people was the soundtrack of summer in 1969, the album "Stand" by Sly & the Family Stone.
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(Soundbite of song, "Poinciana") NORRIS: Now, I want to include an album that for many people was the soundtrack of summer in 1969, the album "Stand" by Sly & the Family Stone.
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And the first song that Tom suggested is "Poinciana," a classic jazz cut from Ahmad Jamal.
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And the first song that Tom suggested is "Poinciana," a classic jazz cut from Ahmad Jamal.
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