Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poin-see-an-uh]
- /ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poin-see-an-uh]
- /ˌpɔɪn siˈæn ə/
Definitions of poinciana word
- noun poinciana royal poinciana. 1
- noun poinciana any of several other tropical trees of the legume family, with showy flowers, as Caesalpina pulcherrima (dwarf poinciana) or Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow poinciana) 1
- noun poinciana flowering tree 1
- noun poinciana any tree of the tropical leguminous genera Caesalpinia (formerly Poinciana) having large orange or red flowers 0
- noun poinciana any of a genus (Caesalpinia) of small, tropical trees and shrubs of the caesalpinia family, growing in dry, sandy soil and having showy red, orange, or yellow flowers 0
- noun poinciana royal poinciana 0
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Origin of poinciana
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; < New Latin; named after M. de Poinci, 17th-century governor of the French Antilles; see -an, -a2
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Parts of speech for Poinciana
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poinciana popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poinciana usage trend in Literature
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