单词 | poinciana |
释义 | poinciana (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY poinciana: poincianas USAGE EXAMPLESThe front-page photograph showed the reporter’s arm dangling from a poinciana tree on Key Biscayne after the bomb in his car had exploded. Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban(1992) "We loved the architecture and the poinciana trees--a riot of red," recalls Lynn. Southern Living(Apr 14, 2011) Here royal poinciana flared gorgeously beside the orange-colored blossoms of wild cassava, and hordes of birds flamed by on brilliant wings. Dalrymple, Leona, Diane of the Green Van(2010) n a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Syn|Hyper Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii, bird of paradise flowering shrub shrub noted primarily for its flowers Poinciana (once / 288276 pages) n WORD FAMILY Poinciana: Poincianas USAGE EXAMPLESToward the end of the evening, Jamal indulged his listeners in a signature hit, "Poinciana," from the "At the Pershing" album. Chicago Tribune(Oct 11, 2014) "I wouldn't be sitting here in London talking to you now if it wasn't for Poinciana," the pianist says now. The Guardian(Feb 01, 2013) Poinciana is a bedroom community of 54,000 residents 20 minutes outside Orlando that started out as a retirement development 40 years ago. The Guardian(Oct 07, 2012) n small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications Syn|Hyper subgenus Poinciana rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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