His wit . . . became more lively and poignant.
Sir W. Scott.
Poign"ant*ly, adv. In a poignant manner.
Poi`ki*lit"ic (?), a. (Geol.) See Púcilitic.
Poi"ki*lo*cyte (poi"k*l*st), n. [Gr. poiki`los diversified, changeable
+ ky`tos hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) An irregular form of corpuscle
found in the blood in cases of profound anÊmia, probably a degenerated
red blood corpuscle.
{ Poi`ki*lo*ther"mal (-thr"mal), Poi`ki*lo*ther"mic (-thr"mk), } a.
[Gr. poiki`los changeable + E. thermal, thermic.] (Physiol.) Having a
varying body temperature. See Homoiothermal.
Poi`ki*lo*ther"mous (-ms), a. (Physiol.) Poikilothermal.
||Poin`ci*a"na (?), n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a governor of the
||French West Indies.] (Bot.) A prickly tropical shrub (CÊsalpinia,
||formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes
||of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.
The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of Eastern Africa, the
Mascarene Islands, and India.
Poind (poind), v. t. [See Pound to confine.] 1. To impound, as cattle.
[Obs. or Scot.] Flavel.