Noun
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showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar
widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers
sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- royal poinciana - flame tree - peacock flower - delonix regia - poinciana regia
Adjective
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elaborately or excessively ornamented
"flamboyant handwriting"
"the senator's florid speech"
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marked by ostentation but often tasteless
"a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"
"a splashy half-page ad"