Nuytsia floribunda n 1: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses [syn: {flame tree}, {fire tree}, {Christmas tree}, {Nuytsia floribunda}]
fire-tree \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. Syn: flame tree, flame-tree, Christmas tree, {Nuytsia floribunda}. [WordNet 1.5]