poinciana   (TTS Sound)

The noun poinciana has 2 senses

• Poinciana, subgenus Poinciana -- (small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications)


• bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii -- (a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)