flame tree

flame tree

n. Any of various trees having brilliant red flowers, especially the royal poinciana or the Australian bottle tree Brachychiton acerifolius.

flame tree

n (Plants) any of various tropical trees with red or orange flowers, such as flame-of-the-forest

flame′ tree`

n. 1. either of two Australian trees, Brachychitonacerifolius or B.australis, having lobed leaves and clusters of scarlet flowers. 2. royal poinciana. [1865–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flame tree - a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grassesfire tree, Nuytsia floribunda, Christmas treegenus Nuytsia, Nuytsia - one speciesparasitic plant - plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
	2.	flame tree - 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 PoincianaDelonix regia, flamboyant, peacock flower, Poinciana regia, royal poincianaDelonix, genus Delonix - evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and Indiaangiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	3.	flame tree - north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leavesBrachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletreebottle tree, bottle-tree - an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
	4.	flame tree - south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowersBrachychiton acerifolius, flame durrajong, Sterculia acerifoliabottle tree, bottle-tree - an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
	5.	flame tree - tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumeryAcacia farnesiana, cassie, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattlegenus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosaacacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia