flamboyant vs flame tree

flame tree vs flamboyant

flamboyant and flame tree both are nouns.

flamboyant is an adjective but flame tree is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flamboyant	Yes	Yes	No	No
flame tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flamboyant and flame tree are synonyms defined as:

flamboyant and flame tree: 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

Other synonyms of flamboyant include Delonix regia, peacock flower, Poinciana regia, royal poinciana.

flamboyant (noun)	flame tree (noun)
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	south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
	north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
	a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses
	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
	tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

flamboyant (adjective)	flame tree (adjective)
elaborately or excessively ornamented
marked by ostentation but often tasteless

Difference between flamboyant and flame tree

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