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Noun: firewheel tree
  1. Eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers
    "The firewheel tree's spectacular flower display drew photographers";
    - wheel tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus
Noun: fire wheel
  1. Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the centre
    "The fire wheel added vibrant colour to the prairie garden";
    - blanket flower, Indian blanket, fire-wheel, Gaillardia pulchella

Derived forms: fire wheels, fire-wheels

Type of: gaillardia, tree

Part of: genus Stenocarpus, Stenocarpus

Encyclopedia: Firewheel tree