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flame tree

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flame tree

1
 n
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
2
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tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
3
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a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
4
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north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
5
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south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flame tree
1

n 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
Type of:
angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
2

n 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
Type of:
acacia
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
3

n 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
Type of:
parasitic plant
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
4

n north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

Synonyms:
Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree
Type of:
bottle tree, bottle-tree
an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
5

n south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

Synonyms:
Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong
Type of:
bottle tree, bottle-tree
an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
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