flameflower
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(noun) plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and 1 reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots |
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Synonyms: flame flower |
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Related Words: Talinum augustissimum, Talinum brevifolium, Talinum calycinum, Talinum paniculatum, Talinum spinescens, jewels-of-opar, narrow-leaved flame flower, pigmy talinum, rock pink, spiny talinum, wild flower, wildflower |
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(noun) a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers |
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Synonyms: kniphofia, tritoma |
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Related Words: Kniphofia uvaria, herb, herbaceous plant, poker plant |
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