1. A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
   "The flame tree's vibrant blooms lit up the landscape";
   - fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda
    
2. 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
   "The flame tree's brilliant red flowers make it a popular street tree in Miami";
   - royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia
    
3. North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
   "The flame tree provided welcome shade in the outback";
   - broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis
    
4. South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
   "The flame tree lit up the landscape with its vibrant red blooms";
   - flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia
    
5. Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
   "The flame tree's bright blossoms scented the garden";
   - huisache, cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle, Acacia farnesiana

Derived forms: flame trees

Type of: acacia, angiospermous tree, bottle tree, bottle-tree, flowering tree, parasitic plant

Part of: Delonix, genus Acacia, genus Delonix, genus Nuytsia, Nuytsia

Encyclopedia: Flame tree