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flame tree

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As a noun, flame tree means a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers.

Meanings of flame tree

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A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grassesplant
Similar: fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda
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 Poincianaplant
Similar: royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia
North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leavesplant
Similar: broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis
South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowersplant
Similar: flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia
Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumeryplant
Similar: huisache, cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

noun: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Au…

fire treeChristmas treeNuytsia floribunda

noun: showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely…

royal poincianaflamboyantpeacock flowerDelonix regiaPoinciana regia

noun: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

broad-leaved bottletreeBrachychiton australis

noun: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarle…

flame durrajongBrachychiton acerifoliusSterculia acerifolia

noun: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant ye…

huisachecassiemimosa bushsweet wattlesweet acaciascented wattleAcacia farnesiana