noun

1. tropical American thorny shrub or small tree
fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

Synonym: huisachecassiemimosa bushsweet wattlesweet acaciascented wattleAcacia farnesiana

2. south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

Synonym: flame durrajongBrachychiton acerifoliusSterculia acerifolia

3. north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

Synonym: broad-leaved bottletreeBrachychiton australis

4. 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: royal poincianaflamboyantpeacock flowerDelonix regiaPoinciana regia

5. a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers
parasitic on roots of grasses

Synonym: fire treeChristmas treeNuytsia floribunda