Definitions for flame tree

Definitions for (noun) flame tree

Main entry: mimosa bush, Acacia farnesiana, sweet acacia, sweet wattle, huisache, flame tree, scented wattle, cassie

Definition: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery


Main entry: Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong, flame tree

Definition: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers


Main entry: flame tree, Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree

Definition: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves


Main entry: Delonix regia, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, royal poinciana, Poinciana regia

Definition: 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


Main entry: Nuytsia floribunda, Christmas tree, fire tree, flame tree

Definition: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses


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