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Noun: fire tree  fI(-u)r tree
  1. A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
    "The fire tree's vibrant blooms lit up the landscape";
    - flame tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda

Derived forms: fire trees

Type of: parasitic plant

Part of: genus Nuytsia, Nuytsia

Encyclopedia: Fire tree