Definition of flame tree
Nouns
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
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parasitic plant
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
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
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angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
- Synonyms:
- Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree
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bottle tree, bottle-tree
an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
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bottle tree, bottle-tree
an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
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
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acacia
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia