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Fire-tree   Listen
noun
fire-tree  n.  A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree (Nuytsia floribunda) of West Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses.
Synonyms: flame tree, flame-tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda.





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"Fire-tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... marry to vie with each other in presenting to the sires of their future brides all the scalps they are able to take from their enemies, as proof of their manly courage. This practice prevails at the season of the year when the tree, commonly called by the Spaniards "the fire-tree," is in bloom. The flowers of this tree are of a fire-red hue, and their appearance is the signal for this race to collect their trophies of war and celebrate certain religious rites. When I was in the extreme ...
— The Philippine Islands • John Foreman


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