Flamboyant

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1.

(Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; - said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

Noun	1.	flamboyant - 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 Synonyms: Delonix regia, peacock flower, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana, flame tree
Adj.	1.	flamboyant - elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" Synonyms: aureate, florid, showy
	2.	flamboyant - richly and brilliantly colorful Synonyms: resplendent, unrestrained

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