Summary
English Synonyms: more detail...
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flame tree:
- sweet acacia; mimosa bush; flame tree; Acacia farnesiana; sweet wattle; scented wattle; huisache; cassie; Sterculia acerifolia; flame durrajong; Brachychiton acerifolius; Brachychiton australis; broad-leaved bottletree; flamboyant; peacock flower; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana; Delonix regia; fire tree; Christmas tree; Nuytsia floribunda
English
Detailed Synonyms for flame tree in English
flame tree:
flame tree [the ~] noun
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the flame tree
– tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery 1the sweet acacia; the mimosa bush; the flame tree; the Acacia farnesiana; the sweet wattle; the scented wattle; the huisache; the cassie– tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery 1 -
the flame tree
– south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers 1the Sterculia acerifolia; the flame durrajong; the Brachychiton acerifolius; the flame tree– south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers 1 -
the flame tree
– north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves 1the flame tree; the Brachychiton australis; the broad-leaved bottletree– north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves 1 -
the 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 Poinciana 1the flamboyant; the peacock flower; the Poinciana regia; the royal poinciana; the flame tree; the Delonix regia– 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 1 -
the flame tree
– a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses 1the fire tree; the Christmas tree; the flame tree; the Nuytsia floribunda– a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses 1