poinciana

Definition

A tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated as an ornamental; the royal poinciana or flamboyant.

Etymology

Modern Latin: after M. de Poinci, a 17th-century governor of the Antilles + -ana.

Example Sentences

• "[I]n disturbed areas, like East Point, exotic trees like poinciana and "coffee bush" invade the edges."