flower-fence

noun

Etymology

So named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies.

Definitions

  1. A tropical leguminous bush (Caesalpinia pulcherrima, syn. Poinciana pulcherrima) with…

    A tropical leguminous bush (Caesalpinia pulcherrima, syn. Poinciana pulcherrima) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.

    • Barbadoes flower-fence. Parkinsonia and Poinciana.

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