Talinum aurantiacum — noun 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 • Syn: ↑flame flower, ↑flame flower, ↑flameflower •… … Useful english dictionary
Talinum — noun genus of mainly American more or less succulent herbs • Syn: ↑genus Talinum • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Portulacaceae, ↑family Portulacaceae, ↑purslane family … Useful english dictionary
Talinum spinescens — noun low cushion forming plant with rose to crimson magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States • Syn: ↑spiny talinum • Hypernyms: ↑flame flower, ↑flame flower, ↑flameflower, ↑Talinum… … Useful english dictionary
genus Talinum — noun genus of mainly American more or less succulent herbs • Syn: ↑Talinum • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Portulacaceae, ↑family Portulacaceae, ↑purslane family … Useful english dictionary
flame flower — noun 1. a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers • Syn: ↑kniphofia, ↑tritoma, ↑flame flower, ↑flameflower • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
flame-flower — noun 1. a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers • Syn: ↑kniphofia, ↑tritoma, ↑flame flower, ↑flameflower • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
flameflower — noun 1. a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers • Syn: ↑kniphofia, ↑tritoma, ↑flame flower, ↑flame flower • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
Succulent plant — Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water retaining plants adapted to arid climate or soil conditions. Succulent plants store water in their leaves, stems and/or roots. The storage of water often gives succulent plants a … Wikipedia