flame tree Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
   Nuytsia floribunda; fire tree; Christmas tree.
   
2. noun 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
   flamboyant; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana; peacock flower; Delonix regia.
   
3. noun north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
   Brachychiton australis; broad-leaved bottletree.
   
4. noun south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
   flame durrajong; Sterculia acerifolia; Brachychiton acerifolius.
   
5. noun tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
   mimosa bush; Acacia farnesiana; scented wattle; huisache; sweet acacia; sweet wattle; cassie.
   

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