firewheel tree

noun

An Australian rainforest tree grown as an ornamental for its bright red flowers, Stenocarpus sinuatus

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wheel treeStenocarpus sinuatus

Meanings

nounfirewheel tree (plural firewheel trees)

plural firewheel trees

  1. AustraliaAn Australian rainforest tree grown as an ornamental for its bright red flowers, Stenocarpus sinuatus

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers

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wheel treeStenocarpus sinuatus
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MLA

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Chicago

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