flamboyer

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noun

Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.

OriginFrench flamboyer →
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Meanings

nounflamboyer (plural flamboyers)

plural flamboyers

  1. archaicAny of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.

Origin

  1. Frenchflamboyer“to be bright”
  2. Englishflamboyer

Borrowed from French flamboyer (“to be bright”).

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APA

flamboyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamboyer

MLA

“flamboyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamboyer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flamboyer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamboyer.

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