flameflower (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *flameflower*:
NOUN	plant	flameflower, kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower	a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
plant	flameflower, flame flower, flame-flower, Talinum aurantiacum	plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil

English > *flameflower*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.
Synonyms	kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower
Member of	genus Kniphofia	genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves
Narrower	poker plant, Kniphofia uvaria	clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	kniphofia, tritoma
Catalan	kniphofia, tritoma

English > *flameflower*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	plant 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.
Synonyms	flame flower, flame-flower, Talinum aurantiacum
Member of	Talinum, genus Talinum	genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs
Narrower	jewels-of-opar, Talinum paniculatum	Erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers
	narrow-leaved flame flower, Talinum augustissimum	Similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers
	pigmy talinum, Talinum brevifolium	Low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground
	rock pink, Talinum calycinum	pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions / regions of western United States
	spiny talinum, Talinum spinescens	Low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die
Broader	wildflower, wild flower	wild or uncultivated flowering plant

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