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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" : Kniphofia uvaria, kniphofia, jewels-of-opar, Talinum augustissimum, wild flower, Talinum calycinum, herb, poker plant, spiny talinum, genus Talinum, Talinum spinescens, Talinum aurantiacum, genus Kniphofia, pigmy talinum, rock pink, flameflower, Talinum, tritoma, flame flower, Talinum paniculatum, herbaceous plant, wildflower, narrow-leaved flame flower, Talinum brevifolium