 flame_tree |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers | |
| Synonyms: | Brachychiton_acerifolius Sterculia_acerifolia flame_durrajong | |
| Related terms: | bottle-tree bottletree | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves | |
| Synonyms: | Brachychiton_australis broad-leaved_bottletree | |
| Related terms: | bottle-tree bottletree | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) 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: | flamboyant peacock_flower Delonix_regia Poinciana_regia royal_poinciana | |
| Related terms: | angiospermous_tree Delonix | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) 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 | |
| Related terms: | parasitic_plant Nuytsia | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (botany) tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery | |
| Synonyms: | cassie mimosa_bush sweet_wattle sweet_acacia scented_wattle Acacia_farnesiana huisache | |
| Related terms: | acacia genus_Acacia | |
| Similar spelling: |
flame_tokay flamethrower flame-out |
|
