HyperDic: spiny_talinum

English > 1 sense of the expression spiny talinum:
NOUNplantspiny talinum, Talinum spinescenslow cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die
English > spiny talinum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningLow cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States.
SynonymTalinum spinescens
Member ofTalinum, genus Talinumgenus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs
Broaderflame 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

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