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FLAMEFLOWER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

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 Definition: 
  1. [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
  2. [n]  a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
 
 Synonyms: flame flower, kniphofia, Talinum aurantiacum, tritoma
 
 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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