flameflower

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noun

Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.

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kniphofiatritomaflame flowerflame-flowerTalinum aurantiacum
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Meanings

nounflameflower (plural flameflowers)

plural flameflowers

  1. Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers

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kniphofiatritomaflame flowerflame-flower
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nounplant 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

Similar
flame flowerflame-flowerTalinum aurantiacum
Broader
wildflowerwild flower
Also see
kniphofiatritoma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From flame + flower.

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Cite this entry
APA

flameflower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flameflower

MLA

“flameflower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flameflower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flameflower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flameflower.

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