Defn: A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, or Cæsalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; — so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies. Baird.
FLOWERFUL
Flow"er*ful, a.
Defn: Abounding with flowers. Craig.
FLOWER-GENTLE
Flow"er-gen`tle, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus).
FLOWERINESS
Flow"er*i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being flowery.
FLOWERING
Flow"er*ing, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having conspicuous flowers; — used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood; flowering almond, etc. Flowering fern, a genus of showy ferns (Osmunda), with conspicuous bivalvular sporangia. They usually grow in wet places. — Flowering plants, plants which have stamens and pistils, and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; — distinguished from flowerless plants. — Flowering rush, a European rushlike plant (Butomus umbellatus), with an umbel of rosy blossoms.
FLOWERING
Flow"er*ing, n.