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

[ Syn: royal poinciana , flame tree , peacock flower , delonix regia , poinciana regia ]

marked by ostentation but often tasteless; a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet; a splashy half-page ad

[ Syn: showy , splashy ]

elaborately or excessively ornamented; flamboyant handwriting; the senators florid speech

[ Syn: aureate , florid ]