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flame flower
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flame flower, n.
- a plant of the genus
Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers. [WordNet 1.5] - plant of the Southwestern U. S. with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil. Its fleshy roots were once cooked by Indians. [WordNet 1.5]
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