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flame tree en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• flām trē
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• /fleɪm tɹiː/

Etymology

flame + tree, from the fiery colour of the flowers.

Meanings

1. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including
   • The people stared in awe at the magnificently colored flame tree.
2. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Rhododendron arboreum (tree rhododendron), of southern Asia
3. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Brachychiton acerifolius (syn. Sterculia acerifolia.
   • […] its scarlet-flowered cousin the maple leaved Sterculia, or Australian flame-tree, which we grow in California for ornament, too, is a tough waterproof fiber a couple of inches thick, that is good material for cordage and mats. 1919, Charles Francis Saunders, With the Flowers and Trees in California, R.M. McBride & Co., section 47:
4. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Delonix regia (royal poinciana), native to Madagascar
5. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Alloxylon flammeum (Queensland tree waratah, red silky oak)
6. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Butea monosperma (flame of the forest), of southern Asia
7. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Embothrium coccineum (Chilean flame tree, Chilean firebush)
8. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Erythrina abyssinica, of eastern and southern Africa
9. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Erythrina spp. (coral trees), of most tropical and subtropical regions
10. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Koelreuteria bipinnata (Chinese flame tree)
11. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Nuytsia floribunda (Australian Christmas tree)
12. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Peltophorum spp. (African flame tree)
13. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including: ▸ Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree, African flame tree)

Forms

Hypernyms

tree

Synonyms

Illawarra flame tree · Australian flame tree · lacebark tree