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Flamboyant

  1. noun

    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

    Similar: royal poinciana, flame tree, peacock flower, delonix regia, poinciana regia

  2. adjective

    marked by ostentation but often tasteless

    a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet

    Similar: showy, splashy

  3. adjective

    elaborately or excessively ornamented

    flamboyant handwriting

    Similar: aureate, florid