flame tree

noun

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

Origin of flame tree

First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby flame tree

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How to use flame tree in a sentence

He halted under a flame-tree, and a man came out of the darkness and laid a hand upon his knee.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete | Gilbert Parker
The “flame tree” is a most conspicuous feature of an Illawarra landscape, the largest racemes of crimson red suggesting the name.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 | Various
Instead, they saw him swing lightly from the branch of a flame tree and drop to the ground.
The Golden Skull | John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for flame tree

flame tree

noun

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

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