What is the meaning of flame flower?

noun

  • A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.
  • 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.
11
 
|15 years ago|705 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). flame flower. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/flame_flower/definitions/1324997
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "flame flower" http://smartdefine.org/flame_flower/definitions/1324997 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, flame flower, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/flame_flower/definitions/1324997>.
MLAWordNet. "flame flower" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/flame_flower/definitions/1324997>