flame tree : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flame tree	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for flame tree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flame tree n a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses Synonym(s): flame tree, fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda 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 Synonym(s): royal poinciana, flamboyant, flame tree, peacock flower, Delonix regia, Poinciana regia north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves Synonym(s): flame tree, broad-leaved bottletree, Brachychiton australis south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers Synonym(s): flame tree, flame durrajong, Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery Synonym(s): huisache, cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flame \Flame\ (fl[amac]m), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See {Flagrant}, and cf. {Flamneau}, {Flamingo}.] 1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire. 2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. [bd]In a flame of zeal severe.[b8] --Milton. Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow. --Pope. Smit with the love of sister arts we came, And met congenial, mingling flame with flame. --Pope. 3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. --Coleridge. 4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. --Thackeray. Syn: Blaze; brightness; ardor. See {Blaze}. {Flame bridge}, a bridge wall. See {Bridge}, n., 5. {Flame color}, brilliant orange or yellow. --B. Jonson. {Flame engine}, an early name for the gas engine. {Flame manometer}, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See {Manometer}. {Flame reaction} (Chem.), a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf. {Spectrum analysis}, under {Spectrum}. {Flame tree} (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the {Rhododendron arboreum} in India, and the {Brachychiton acerifolium} of Australia.