subgenus poinciana

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   small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications

   SynonymsPoinciana

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofCaesalpinia

Questions about subgenus poinciana

What does subgenus poinciana mean?

subgenus poinciana means "small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications".

What is another word for subgenus poinciana?

Close synonyms include Poinciana. 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 subgenus poinciana a common word?

subgenus poinciana 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.