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FLAMBOYANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Synonyms:
Delonix regia; flamboyant; flame tree; peacock flower; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flamboyant" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("flamboyant" is a member of...):
Delonix; genus Delonix (evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India)
Derivation:
flamboyant (elaborately or excessively ornamented)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elaborately or excessively ornamented
Example:
the senator's florid speech
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)
Derivation:
flamboyance (extravagant elaborateness)
flamboyant (showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by ostentation but often tasteless
Example:
a splashy half-page ad
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
ostentatious; pretentious (intended to attract notice and impress others)
Derivation:
flamboyance (extravagant elaborateness)
