- Poinciana
Poinciana can refer to:
* "
Delonix regia " or Royal Poinciana, a tree
* "Caesalpinia pulcherrima ", a shrub
*Poinciana, Florida , a town in the United States
* "Poinciana" (album), by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal
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Poinciana — Poin ci*a na, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange red flowers with long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poinciana — Poinciana, FL U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 13647 Housing Units (2000): 4590 Land area (2000): 35.105724 sq. miles (90.923403 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.237734 sq. miles (0.615729 sq. km) Total area (2000):… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Poinciana, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 13647 Housing Units (2000): 4590 Land area (2000): 35.105724 sq. miles (90.923403 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.237734 sq. miles (0.615729 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.343458 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
poinciana — [poin΄sē an′ə, poin΄sēā′nə, poin΄sēä′nə] n. [ModL, after M. de Poinci, early governor of the Fr West Indies] 1. any of a genus (Caesalpinia) of small, tropical trees and shrubs of the caesalpinia family, growing in dry, sandy soil and having… … English World dictionary
Poinciāna — (P. L.), Pflanzengattung (nach Poinci, Generalgouverneur der Isles du vent in der Mitte des 17. Jahrh. benannt) aus der Familie der Papilionaceae Caesalpinieae, 10. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: P. Gillesii, schlanker Baum in Südamerika, mit gelben, in … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
poinciana — /poyn see an euh/, n. 1. See royal poinciana. 2. any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, as Caesalpina pulcherrima (dwarf poinciana) or Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow poinciana). [1725 35; < NL; named after… … Universalium
poinciana — noun Etymology: New Latin, from De Poinci, 17th century governor of part of the French West Indies Date: 1731 any of several ornamental tropical trees or shrubs (genera Caesalpinia and Delonix) of the legume family formerly placed in their own… … New Collegiate Dictionary
poinciana — /pɔɪnsiˈanə / (say poynsee ahnuh), / ˈænə/ (say anuh) noun 1. a plant of the genus Poinciana, of the warmer parts of the world, comprising trees or shrubs with showy orange or scarlet flowers. 2. a closely related tree, Delonix regia (royal… …
Poinciana — Original name in latin Poinciana Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 28.14029 latitude 81.45841 altitude 22 Population 53193 Date 2011 05 14 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
poinciana — [ˌpɔɪnsɪ α:nə] noun a tropical tree with showy red or red and yellow flowers. [Genera Caesalpinia and Delonix (formerly Poinciana).] Origin C18: mod. L., named after M. de Poinci, a 17th cent. governor of the Antilles … English new terms dictionary
