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Definition of Flame tree
1. Noun. A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses.
Group relationships: Genus Nuytsia, Nuytsia
Generic synonyms: Parasitic Plant
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.
Group relationships: Delonix, Genus Delonix
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Derivative terms: Flamboyant
3. Noun. North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves.
Generic synonyms: Bottle Tree, Bottle-tree
4. Noun. South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers.
Generic synonyms: Bottle Tree, Bottle-tree
5. Noun. Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery.
Group relationships: Genus Acacia
Generic synonyms: Acacia
Definition of Flame tree
1. Noun. (botany) Any one of several trees or shrubs with yellow or bright red flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Flame tree
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1. Camps in the Caribbees: The Adventures of a Naturalist in the Lesser Antilles by Frederick Albion Ober (1886)
"THE FLAME-TREE. —THE ORCHARD OF LIMES. PROFITS OF LIME CULTURE. THE MAROON PARTY.
— THE STAMPEDE. — FAREWELL TO DOMINICA. — CORAL ISLANDS. ..."
2. Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Selected Listing by Ginny Moore Kruse (1991)
"Flamboyan sits under her favorite tree, / her flame tree... The red and orange
flowers, / flame flowers, / move in the warm breezes / above her head. ..."
3. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"flame tree or fire tree of Australia, King George's Sound, ... The flame tree of
Illawarra in Australia is the Brachy- chiton acerifolium, which grows to 60 ..."
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