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    PEACOCK FLOWER

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     I. (noun) 

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    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 Poincianaplay

    Synonyms:

    Delonix regia; flamboyant; flame tree; peacock flower; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("peacock flower" is a kind of...):

    angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

    Holonyms ("peacock flower" is a member of...):

    Delonix; genus Delonix (evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India)

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