Definition of Caesalpinia pulcherrima

1. Noun. Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesalpinia Pulcherrima

Caenolestes
Caenolestidae
Caenorhabditis
Caernarfonshire
Caernarvonshire
Caerphilly
Caesalpinia
Caesalpinia bonduc
Caesalpinia bonducella
Caesalpinia coriaria
Caesalpinia decapetala
Caesalpinia echinata
Caesalpinia ferrea
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Caesalpinia sepiaria
Caesalpiniaceae
Caesalpinioideae
Caesar
Caesar's agaric
Caesar's mushroom
Caesar's mushrooms
Caesar cipher
Caesar salad
Caesar salads
Caesarea
Caesarea Mazaca
Caesarean
Caesarean section

Literary usage of Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1907)
"caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw. " Pride of Barbadoes." Cultivated at Nassau and Mastic Pt. (10). PAPILIONACEAE SOPHORA TOMENTOSA L. Conch Sound, ..."

2. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"Abundant in brush and forest lands near Izamal (307, 336 in part). Common near Merida (Valdez, //). caesalpinia pulcherrima ..."

3. Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important Plants Used in by John Lindley (1838)
"caesalpinia pulcherrima Swartz obs. 165. (Rheede vi. t. 1.) —East Indies, whence it was carried to the West Indies. (Barbadoes Flower fence.) emarginate. ..."

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