Talinum aurantiacum

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
Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Talinum, ↑genus Talinum

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  • Talinum brevifolium — noun low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States • Syn: ↑pigmy talinum • Hypernyms: ↑flame flower, ↑flame flower, ↑flameflower, ↑Talinum… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pigmy talinum — noun low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States • Syn: ↑Talinum brevifolium • Hypernyms: ↑flame flower, ↑flame flower, ↑flameflower,… …   Useful english dictionary

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