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Meanings of flame tree in English
Portuguese
acácia amarela 
Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery.
Portuguese
delonix regia 
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.
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South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers.
Portuguese
nuytsia A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses.
Synonyms
Examples for "fire tree"
Examples for "fire tree"
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Fire trees and native three-needle pines fringe well-kept parks and picnic areas aglow with poinsettias.
2
People rave about the cherry blossoms of Japan, and the fire trees, flaming red, of the Philippines.
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And there she knelt by the window, gazing out on the fired tree tops, and the gathering shades, till she heard the sleigh bells come.
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It stands as London's main Christmas tree each year in Trafalgar Square.
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Villagers now have a common Christmas tree and one maypole, for example.
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Sorry to brag but our Christmas tree is absolutely gorgeous this year!
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He used to bring his Christmas tree home in it: Interesting guy.
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South Korea illuminating a Christmas tree tower near the North Korean border.
Usage of flame tree in English
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The flame trees have seen the worst things man has to offer.
2
Flame trees, coconut palms, and a ball-point-blue Atlantic composed the background.
3
Singing at the top of our lungs to Flame Trees.
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Lightning branched through the darkness like flaming trees.
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Flame trees, chinaberries, and thickets of hibiscus, oleander, and passion lilac sprout from nooks where indoors and outdoors now blend.
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Which, even now, lacks the flame trees, 30-degree temperatures, and nightly chorus of cicadas that are features of his current domicile.
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The sun shone in the streets, the flame trees brightened the far hills, the deep verandahs shaded the shop windows of the town.
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The New Yorker, June 5, 1965 P. 132 At Aqueduct, Our Michael won by six lengths from Timely Move, with Flame Tree third.