HyperDic: flame-flower

English > 2 senses of the word flame-flower:
NOUNplantflame-flower, kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flameflowera plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
plantflame-flower, flame flower, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacumplant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil
English > flame-flower: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.
Synonymskniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flameflower
Member ofgenus Kniphofiagenus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves
Narrowerpoker plant, Kniphofia uvariaclump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishkniphofia, tritoma
Catalankniphofia, tritoma
English > flame-flower: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningplant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots.
Synonymsflame flower, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacum
Member ofTalinum, genus Talinumgenus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs
Narrowerjewels-of-opar, Talinum paniculatumErect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers
narrow-leaved flame flower, Talinum augustissimumSimilar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers
pigmy talinum, Talinum brevifoliumLow plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground
rock pink, Talinum calycinumpink-flowered perennial of rocky regions / regions of western United States
spiny talinum, Talinum spinescensLow cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die
Broaderwildflower, wild flowerwild or uncultivated flowering plant

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