flame tree
English edit
Etymology edit
flame + tree, from the fiery colour of the flowers.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flame tree (plural flame trees)
- Any one of several trees or shrubs with yellow or bright red flowers, such as Rhododendron arboreum, Brachychiton acerifolium, or Delonix regia.
- The people stared in awe at the magnificently colored flame tree.
- 1919, Charles Francis Saunders, With the Flowers and Trees in California, R.M. McBride & Co., section 47:
- […] its scarlet-flowered cousin the maple leaved Sterculia, or Australian flame-tree, which we grow in California for ornament, too, is a tough waterproof fiber a couple of inches thick, that is good material for cordage and mats.
Hypernyms edit
References edit
- “flame tree”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- flame tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia