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Flame-flower

noun

A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers. Synonyms: flame flower, flameflower, kniphofia, tritoma.

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, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacum.

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"Flame-flower" Quotes from Famous Books

... Our Flame-flower, the Family Flame-flower, is now plainly established in the north-east corner of the pergola, and flourishes exceedingly. There, or thereabouts, it will remain through the generations to come—a cascade of glory to the eye, ...

— The Holiday Round • A. A. Milne

Words linked to "Flame-flower" : poker plant, genus Kniphofia, genus Talinum, wildflower, rock pink, Talinum brevifolium, herb, Talinum spinescens, pigmy talinum, Kniphofia uvaria, jewels-of-opar, Talinum, Talinum augustissimum, Talinum calycinum, narrow-leaved flame flower, Talinum paniculatum, spiny talinum, herbaceous plant, wild flower