FLAMEFLOWER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
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- [n] 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
- [n] a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
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| Synonyms: | | flame flower, kniphofia, Talinum aurantiacum, tritoma |
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| See Also: | | genus Kniphofia, genus Talinum, herb, herbaceous plant, jewels-of-opar, Kniphofia uvaria, narrow-leaved flame flower, pigmy talinum, poker plant, rock pink, spiny talinum, Talinum, Talinum augustissimum, Talinum brevifolium, Talinum calycinum, Talinum paniculatum, Talinum spinescens, wild flower, wildflower | |
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