fire tree

/ˌfaɪər tri/
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Other forms: fire trees

Definitions of fire tree
  1. noun
    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, flame tree
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    type of:
    parasitic plant
    plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
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