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English noun: flameflower

1. flameflower (plant) a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers


Synonymsflame flower, flame-flower, kniphofia, tritoma


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Narrower (hyponym)Kniphofia uvaria, poker plant


Member meronymgenus Kniphofia

2. flameflower (plant) 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


Synonymsflame flower, flame-flower, Talinum aurantiacum


Broader (hypernym)wild flower, wildflower


Narrower (hyponym)jewels-of-opar, narrow-leaved flame flower, pigmy talinum, rock pink, spiny talinum, Talinum augustissimum, Talinum brevifolium, Talinum calycinum, Talinum paniculatum, Talinum spinescens


Member meronymgenus Talinum, Talinum









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