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 (Poinciana or Caesalpinia 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.