| 单词 | royal peacock flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal peacock flower 1. Either of two trees of the family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae) with showy flowers, widely planted in the tropics, the royal poinciana, Delonix regia (also royal peacock flower), and the pride of Barbados, Caesalpinia pulcherrima. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > poinciana poinciana1731 Barbados pride1756 flower-fence1786 gulmohar1839 flamboyant1879 peacock flower1884 thread-flower1884 flamboyant tree1903 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 104/1 Peacock-flower, Cæsalpinia pulcherrima. Royal [peacock-flower]. Poinciana regia. 1930 L. H. Bailey Hortus 204/1 Delonix..regia (Poinciana regia. Cæsalpinia regia.) Royal Poinciana. Peacock-Flower. Flamboyant. Wide-branching tree to 40 ft. or more..; fls. bright scarlet. 1994 Flower & Garden Mag. (Nexis) Dec. 14 This species [sc. Delonix regia] has several common names: flamboyant in Madagascar, peacock flower in India and royal poinciana in Hawaii and south Florida. < as lemmas |
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