NOUN | plant | flame tree, fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda | a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers |
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plant | flame tree, royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia | showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar | |
plant | flame tree, broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis | north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves | |
plant | flame tree, flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia | south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers | |
plant | flame tree, huisache, cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle, Acacia farnesiana | tropical American thorny shrub or small tree |
Meaning | A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses. | |
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Synonyms | fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda | |
Member of | Nuytsia, genus Nuytsia | One species |
Broader | parasitic plant | plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it |
Catalan | nuytsia floribunda |
Meaning | showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar / Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana. | |
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Synonyms | royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia | |
Member of | Delonix, genus Delonix | evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
Spanish | flamboyán, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana | |
Catalan | royal poinciana |
Meaning | north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves. | |
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Synonyms | broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis | |
Broader | bottle-tree, bottle tree | An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton |
Meaning | south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers. | |
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Synonyms | flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia | |
Broader | bottle-tree, bottle tree | An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton |
Spanish | Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia | |
Catalan | brachychiton acerifolius |
Meaning | Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery. | |
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Synonyms | huisache, cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle, Acacia farnesiana | |
Member of | genus Acacia | large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia |
Broader | acacia | Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia |
Spanish | cassie, huisache | |
Catalan | cassie, Cassie, huisache |
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