flower-fence

English

Etymology

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

Noun

flower-fence (plural flower-fences)

  1. A tropical leguminous bush (Caesalpinia pulcherrima, syn. Poinciana pulcherrima) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.
    Synonyms: peacock flower, gold mohur
    • 1858, William Baird, The Student's Natural History:
      Barbadoes flower-fence. Parkinsonia and Poinciana.

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