4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poinciana \Poin`ci*a"na\, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments. [1913 Webster] Note: The genus {Poinciana} is kept up for three trees of Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Poinciana n 1: small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications [syn: {subgenus Poinciana}] 2: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of paradise}, {Caesalpinia gilliesii}, {Poinciana gilliesii}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Poinciana, FL Zip code(s): 34759 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Poinciana, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 13647 Housing Units (2000): 4590 Land area (2000): 35.105724 sq. miles (90.923403 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.237734 sq. miles (0.615729 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.343458 sq. miles (91.539132 sq. km) FIPS code: 57900 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 28.155768 N, 81.476502 W ZIP Codes (1990): 34759 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Poinciana, FL Poinciana
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