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1. tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

↑huisache, ↑cassie, ↑mimosa bush, ↑sweet wattle, ↑sweet acacia, ↑scented wattle, ↑Acacia farnesiana

2. south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

3. north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

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

5. 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

a. : either of two Australian trees:

(1) : a bottle tree (Brachychiton acerifolium) of southern Australia with panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

(2) : a small evergreen tree (Nuytsia floribunda) of the family Loranthaceae that is restricted to western Australia and is distinguished by axillary racemes of yellow-orange flowers

b. : royal poinciana

c. : huisache

1. either of two trees, Brachychiton acerifolius or B. australis, native to Australia, having clusters of bright scarlet flowers.

2. See royal poinciana.

[1865-70]

flame tree, or flame-tree «FLAYM _TREE», noun.

1. an ornamental tree of the sterculia family grown in warm climates for its showy, scarlet flowers; Chinese parasol tree.

2. any one of various trees with showy, red flowers.

n. any of a number of trees with brilliant red flowers, in particular: ●

a) an Australian bottle tree (Brachychiton acerifolius, family Sterculiaceae)

b) another term for royal poinciana (see poinciana)