Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

royal poinciana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: roy-al poin-ciana
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical tree, Delonix regia, grown for its bright red flower clusters; native to Madagascar but grown in many other tropical regions; the flamboyant.

Inflected Forms

royal poincianas (plural)

Synonyms

flamboyant flame tree peacock flower delonix regia poinciana regia

Questions

What does royal poinciana mean?: A tropical tree, Delonix regia, grown for its bright red flower clusters; native to Madagascar but grown in many other tropical regions; the flamboyant.

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