delonix regia

Questions about delonix regia

What does delonix regia mean?

delonix regia means "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".

What is another word for delonix regia?

Close synonyms include royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Poinciana regia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delonix regia a common word?

delonix regia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.