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English noun: flame tree | |||
| 1. | flame tree (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parasitic plant | ||
| Member meronym | genus Nuytsia, Nuytsia | ||
| 2. | flame tree (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
| Member meronym | Delonix, genus Delonix | ||
| 3. | flame tree (plant) north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves | ||
| Synonyms | Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bottle tree, bottle-tree | ||
| 4. | flame tree (plant) south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers | ||
| Synonyms | Brachychiton acerifolius, flame durrajong, Sterculia acerifolia | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bottle tree, bottle-tree | ||
| 5. | flame tree (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acacia | ||
| Member meronym | genus Acacia | ||
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