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flame tree noun
Meaning : A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers. Parasitic on roots of grasses.
Synonyms : christmas tree, fire tree, nuytsia floribunda
Meaning : 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, flamboyant, peacock flower, poinciana regia, royal poinciana
Meaning : North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves.
Synonyms : brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree
Meaning : South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers.
Synonyms : brachychiton acerifolius, flame durrajong, sterculia acerifolia
Meaning : 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
