poui
/ˈpuːɪ/noun
(复同单, 或pouis)
1- a Caribbean and tropical American tree with trumpet-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental and valued for its timber钟花木。
1.1
- Genus Tabebuia, family Bignoniaceae.钟花木属, 紫葳科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: a local word in Trinidad.