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Flame tree

/fleɪm tɹiː/

Any one of several trees or shrubs with yellow or bright red flowers, such as Rhododendron arboreum, Brachychiton acerifolium, or Delonix regia.

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noun
  1. 1

    Any one of several trees or shrubs with yellow or bright red flowers, such as Rhododendron arboreum, Brachychiton acerifolium, or Delonix regia.

    "The people had stared in awe at the magnificently colored flame tree."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flame tree"

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royal poinciananounA tropical tree, Delonix regia, grown for its bright red flower clusters; native to Madagascar but grown in many other tropical regions; the flamboyant.
sweet acacianounAcacia suaveolens (sweet wattle), a shrub endemic to Australia.
christmas treenounAn evergreen tree (usually a conifer), or an artificial tree made to resemble this, which is typically decorated with lights and ornaments and often an angel or star at its tip, and used as a decoration during the Christmas holiday season.
flamboyantnounShowy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
cassienounA female given name.
acacia farnesiananountropical american thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
brachychiton acerifoliusa large tree of the family Malvaceae endemic to tropical and subtropical regions on the east coast of Australia.
brachychiton australisBrachychiton australis, commonly known as the broad-leaved bottle tree, is a small tree of the genus Brachychiton found in eastern Australia.
broad-leaved bottletreenounnorth australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
delonix regiaa species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar.
fire treenouna terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
flame durrajongnounsouth australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
huisachenounThe needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia, native to Mexico and Central America.
mimosa bushnountropical american thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
nuytsia floribundanouna terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
peacock flowernounA tropical leguminous bush Caesalpinia pulcherrima (syn. Poinciana pulcherrimus) with prickly branches and showy yellow or red flowers.
poinciana regianounshowy 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
scented wattlenountropical american thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
sterculia acerifolianounsouth australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
sweet wattlenountropical american thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

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