flame of the forest
flame of the forest noun: butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa), of south Asia; palash, bastard teak.
Noun
flame of the forest (plural flames of the forest or flames of the forests)
- Butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa), of south Asia; palash, bastard teak.
- Delonix regia, native to Madagascar; royal poinciana, flamboyant tree.
- Mucuna bennettii, native to Papua New Guinea; New Guinea creeper.
- Spathodea campanulata; fountain tree, African tulip tree, Nandi flame, of tropical Africa.
- The green flanks of the uplands, all feathered with bamboo interspersed with the dark, glinting green of breadfruit and the sudden Bengal fire of Flame of the Forest, gave way to the lower forests of ebony, mahogany, mahoe and logwood.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Undertaker's Wind”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 181
Forms of flame of the forest
| plural | flames of the forest |
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| plural | flames of the forests |
Questions about flame of the forest
- What does flame of the forest mean?
- Flame of the forest means butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa), of south Asia; palash, bastard teak.
- What part of speech is flame of the forest?
- Flame of the forest is a noun.
- What is the plural of flame of the forest?
- The plural of flame of the forest is flames of the forest.
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