[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flame \flame\ fl=am, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm;
      glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. "in a
      flame of zeal severe." --milton.
      1913 webster

            where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

            smit with the love of sister arts we came,
            and met congenial, mingling flame with flame.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   3. ardor of affection; the passion of love. --coleridge.
      1913 webster

   4. a person beloved; a sweetheart. --thackeray.

   syn: blaze; brightness; ardor. see blaze.
        1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
flagrant flamneau flamingo blaze flame bridge bridge 
flame color flame engine flame manometer manometer flame reaction 
spectrum analysis spectrum flame tree rhododendron arboreum brachychiton acerifolium 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

flame tree
     n 1: a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western
          australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers;
          parasitic on roots of grasses syn: fire tree, christmas
          tree, nuytsia floribunda
     2: showy tropical tree or shrub native to madagascar; widely
        planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of
        scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus
        poinciana syn: royal poinciana, flamboyant, peacock
        flower, delonix regia, poinciana regia
     3: north australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
        syn: broad-leaved bottletree, brachychiton australis
     4: south australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet
        flowers syn: flame durrajong, brachychiton acerifolius,
         sterculia acerifolia
     5: tropical american thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant
        yellow flowers used in making perfumery syn: huisache,
        cassie, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia, scented
        wattle, acacia farnesiana
see also:
fire tree christmas tree nuytsia floribunda royal poinciana flamboyant peacock flower 
delonix regia poinciana regia broad-leaved bottletree brachychiton australis flame durrajong 
brachychiton acerifolius sterculia acerifolia huisache cassie mimosa bush 
sweet wattle sweet acacia scented wattle acacia farnesiana 

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Flame, definition of term: Flame
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Cypress Tree, definition of term: Cypress Tree
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Christmas Tree >> C Words
Christmas Tree, definition of term: Christmas Tree
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Cherry Tree >> C Words
Cherry Tree, definition of term: Cherry Tree
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Elder Tree >> E Words
Elder Tree, definition of term: Elder Tree
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Chinaberry Tree >> C Words
Chinaberry Tree, definition of term: Chinaberry Tree
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Family Tree >> F Words
Family Tree, definition of term: Family Tree
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Fir Tree >> F Words
Fir Tree, definition of term: Fir Tree
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Fig Tree >> F Words
Fig Tree, definition of term: Fig Tree
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Fever Tree >> F Words
Fever Tree, definition of term: Fever Tree
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