Synonyms of flame tree

Noun


1. flame tree, fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, parasitic plant

usage: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses

2. royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia, angiospermous tree, flowering tree

usage: 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

3. flame tree, broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis, bottle-tree, bottle tree

usage: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

4. flame tree, flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, bottle-tree, bottle tree

usage: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

5. huisache, cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana, acacia

usage: tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

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