poinciana

[Named after M. de Poinci, once governor of the Antilles, and a great patron of botany.] Bot.: A genus of Eucæsalpiniere, closely akin to Cæsalpinia itself, but with the calyx valvate in the bud. Poinciana elata , a tree growing in the forests of southern and western India, yields a gum. Its wood is well suited for cabinet-work. P. regia , a moderate-sized tree, introduced into India from Madagascar, is common near Calcutta in gardens and at roadsides. P. pulcherrima is now made Cæsalpinia pulcherrima . Its roots are tonic. [BAR BADOES FLOWER-FENCE.] poind, *poynd, v. t. [A.S. pyndan =to pound; pund an inclosure.] [POUND (2), s.] 1. To shut up or confine in a pound or pen; to pound. 2. To distrain; to seize and sell the goods of a debtor under a warrant. *3. To seize in warfare.