Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The royal poinciana.
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- noun a
tropical shrub with brightorange -red flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Cultivation: The dwarf poinciana is native to tropical America.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Cultivation: The dwarf poinciana is native to tropical America.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Use: The dwarf poinciana is a small-tree-size shrub, with attractive multihued flowers.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Use: The dwarf poinciana is a small-tree-size shrub, with attractive multihued flowers.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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The flowers and leaves somewhat resemble the poinciana tree.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico: Mexico Living
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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"We have a poinciana tree that creates a beautiful canopy," he says.
A Special Gift, From the Chef Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2012
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Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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In Mexico, the dwarf poinciana can grow to 13 feet or more in full sun to part shade.
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Flowers: The dwarf poinciana blooms in orange-red and yellow flowers with long, protruding red stamens that appear throughout the year, borne on long stalks in terminal racemes.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
chained_bear commented on the word poinciana
"Black-smeared pitch barrels and piles of dry wood stood in grim sticky clumps amid the brilliant greens of tree-fens and dwarf poinciana."
—Diana Gabaldon, Voyager (NY: Dell, 1994), 837
January 17, 2010
reesetee commented on the word poinciana
Ooh! I can't believe I didn't already have this on my growing things list. Thanks, chained!
January 17, 2010