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flamboyant
nouns
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
Delonix regia,
Poinciana regia,
flamboyant,
flame tree,
peacock flower,
royal poinciana
adjectives
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
"a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"
flamboyant,
showy,
splashy
is derived from
flamboyance
elaborately or excessively ornamented
"flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
aureate,
flamboyant,
florid
is derived from
flamboyance
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