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(noun) south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers |
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Synonyms: Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong |
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Related Words: bottletree |
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(noun) north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves |
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Synonyms: Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree |
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Related Words: bottletree |
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(noun) a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses |
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Synonyms: Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, fire tree |
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Related Words: parasitic plant |
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(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 |
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Synonyms: Delonix regia, Poinciana regia, flamboyant, peacock flower, royal poinciana |
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Related Words: angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
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(noun) tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery |
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Synonyms: Acacia farnesiana, cassie, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle |
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Related Words: acacia |
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