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