Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poinciana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: poin-ciana
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated as an ornamental; the royal poinciana or flamboyant.

noun

A tropical shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with bright orange-red flowers, originally native to the Americas and now widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Example Sentences

"[I]n disturbed areas, like East Point, exotic trees like poinciana and "coffee bush" invade the edges."

Etymology

Modern Latin: after M. de Poinci, a 17th-century governor of the Antilles + -ana.

Inflected Forms

poincianas (plural)

Phrases

royal poinciana

Synonyms

bird of paradise caesalpinia gilliesii poinciana gilliesii

Rhymes With

montana banana ghana ana dana nana nirvana mana guyana botswana americana tijuana

Questions

What does poinciana mean?: A tropical tree, of species Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated as an ornamental; the royal poinciana or flamboyant.
Where does poinciana come from?: Modern Latin: after M. de Poinci, a 17th-century governor of the Antilles + -ana.

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