flameflower
flameflower · flameflowers
Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus TalinumAny of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.
More definitions
- 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
- a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
Origin
From flame + flower.From flame + flower.
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Forms
plural: flameflowers| Singular | flameflower |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:flame flowerflame-flowerTalinum aurantiacum
- a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers:kniphofiatritomaflame flowerflame-flower