flame tree

1. (noun) south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
Synonyms: Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong
Related Words: bottletree

2. (noun) north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
Synonyms: Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree
Related Words: bottletree

3. (noun) a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
Synonyms: Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, fire tree
Related Words: parasitic plant

4. (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
Synonyms: Delonix regia, Poinciana regia, flamboyant, peacock flower, royal poinciana
Related Words: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

5. (noun) tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
Synonyms: Acacia farnesiana, cassie, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle
Related Words: acacia



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