flower-fence

noun

A tropical leguminous bush (Caesalpinia pulcherrima, syn. Poinciana pulcherrima) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.

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peacock flowergold mohur
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Meanings

nounflower-fence (plural flower-fences)

plural flower-fences

  1. A tropical leguminous bush (Caesalpinia pulcherrima, syn. Poinciana pulcherrima) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.

    Barbadoes flower-fence. Parkinsonia and Poinciana.

    1858, William Baird, The Student's Natural History

    Synonyms: peacock flower, gold mohur

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tropical leguminous bush (Caesalpinia pulcherrima, syn. Poinciana pulcherrima) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.

Similar
peacock flowergold mohur

Origin

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

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APA

flower-fence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower-fence

MLA

“flower-fence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower-fence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flower-fence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower-fence.

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