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Brachychiton acerifolium
(gcide) | Flame \Flame\ (fl[=a]m), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF.
flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr.
flagrare to burn. See Flagrant, and cf. Flamneau,
Flamingo.]
1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat;
darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
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2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm;
glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. "In a
flame of zeal severe." --Milton.
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Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.
--Pope.
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Smit with the love of sister arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling flame with flame.
--Pope.
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3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. --Coleridge.
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4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. --Thackeray.
Syn: Blaze; brightness; ardor. See Blaze.
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Flame bridge, a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5.
Flame color, brilliant orange or yellow. --B. Jonson.
Flame engine, an early name for the gas engine.
Flame manometer, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to
obtain graphic representation of the action of the human
vocal organs. See Manometer.
Flame reaction (Chem.), a method of testing for the
presence of certain elements by the characteristic color
imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow,
potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green,
etc. Cf. Spectrum analysis, under Spectrum.
Flame tree (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as
the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the
Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia.
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brachychiton
(wn) | Brachychiton
n 1: Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) [syn:
Brachychiton, genus Brachychiton] |
brachychiton acerifolius
(wn) | Brachychiton acerifolius
n 1: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet
flowers [syn: flame tree, flame durrajong,
Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia] |
brachychiton australis
(wn) | Brachychiton australis
n 1: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
[syn: flame tree, broad-leaved bottletree,
Brachychiton australis] |
brachychiton populneus
(wn) | Brachychiton populneus
n 1: widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a
tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained
wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
[syn: kurrajong, currajong, Brachychiton populneus] |
brachychiton rupestris
(wn) | Brachychiton rupestris
n 1: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers
blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus
Sterculia [syn: Queensland bottletree, {narrow-leaved
bottletree}, Brachychiton rupestris, {Sterculia
rupestris}] |
genus brachychiton
(wn) | genus Brachychiton
n 1: Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) [syn:
Brachychiton, genus Brachychiton] |
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