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showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

: a showy tropical tree (Delonix regia syn. Poinciana regia) native to Madagascar but now widely planted for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers, producing flat woody pods often two feet long, and having graceful twice-pinnate leaves — called also flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower

a tree, Delonix regia, of the legume family, native to Madagascar, having showy clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers and long, flat, woody pods. Also called flamboyant, flame tree.

[1895-1900]

royal poinciana,

a tropical tree of the pea family often cultivated for its large spikes of scarlet and orange flowers; flamboyant.