flame tree

noun

1. either of two trees, Brachychiton acerifolius or B. australis, native to Australia, having clusters of bright scarlet flowers.
2. royal poinciana.

flame tree

noun

1. any of various tropical trees with red or orange flowers, such as flame-of-the-forest

Word History and Origins

Origin of flame tree¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

He halted under a flame-tree, and a man came out of the darkness and laid a hand upon his knee.

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The “flame tree” is a most conspicuous feature of an Illawarra landscape, the largest racemes of crimson red suggesting the name.

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Instead, they saw him swing lightly from the branch of a flame tree and drop to the ground.

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