Noun
Any of several plants:
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.
flame-of-the-forest (uncountable)
Alternative form of flame of the forest
flame-of-the-forest