flame-flower

• 指火剑兰属（Kniphofia，又称火炬花属）植物，特征是细长的草质叶和高高的花葶，顶端开红色或黄色下垂花；也指美国西南部一种肉质根、直立茎、窄肉质叶、叶腋各生一朵淡红橙色花的植物。

A noun referring to a plant of the genus Kniphofia, characterized by long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers, or a plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil, native to the southwestern United States.

1. Kniphofia plantC1formal

   A plant of the genus Kniphofia, characterized by long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.

   火把莲

   • The flame-flower bloomed brightly in the garden.
   • She planted several flame-flowers along the fence.
   • The tall scapes of the flame-flower attracted many bees.

   同义词red-hot pokertritoma

2. Southwestern US plantC1formalamerican

   A plant with fleshy roots and erect stems, narrow succulent leaves, and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil, native to the southwestern United States.

   火焰花

   • The flame-flower thrives in the arid climate of the Southwest.
   • Indians once cooked the fleshy roots of this flame-flower.
   • This flame-flower species is found only in the southwestern United States.