FLAME TREE





Definition:

  1. [noun] a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
    Synonyms: fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda

  2. [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: royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia

  3. [noun] north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
    Synonyms: broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis

  4. [noun] south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
    Synonyms: flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia

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

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