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flower-fence
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flower-fence, n.
A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana pulcherrima , 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. [1913 Webster]
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