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Meaning of flame tree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/fleɪm tɹiː/

Definitions

  1. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including
  2. Any tree or shrub with yellow or bright red flowers from several species including:
  3. Rhododendron arboreum (tree rhododendron), of southern Asia
  4. Brachychiton acerifolius (syn. Sterculia acerifolia, Australian flame tree, Illawarra flame tree, lacebark tree)
  5. Delonix regia (royal poinciana), native to Madagascar
  6. Alloxylon flammeum (Queensland tree waratah, red silky oak)
  7. Butea monosperma (flame of the forest), of southern Asia
  8. Embothrium coccineum (Chilean flame tree, Chilean firebush)
  9. Erythrina abyssinica, of eastern and southern Africa
  10. Erythrina spp. (coral trees), of most tropical and subtropical regions
  11. Koelreuteria bipinnata (Chinese flame tree)
  12. Nuytsia floribunda (Australian Christmas tree)
  13. Peltophorum spp. (African flame tree)
  14. Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree, African flame tree)

Examples

“The people stared in awe at the magnificently colored flame tree.”
“[…] 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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