flameflower

• 指一类观赏植物，包括火把莲（剑叶兰，属百合科，叶细长，花茎高，顶端生红色或黄色下垂花朵）以及产于美国西南部的火焰草（属玄参科，根肉质，茎直立，叶狭长多肉，上部叶腋各生一朵橙红色花）。

A noun referring to a plant with long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers, belonging to the genus Kniphofia, 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. Red-hot poker plantC1formal

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

   火把莲

   • The flameflower added a vibrant splash of color to the garden.
   • She planted several flameflowers along the border for a dramatic effect.
   • The tall scapes of the flameflower attracted many hummingbirds.

   同义词flame-flowerred-hot pokertritoma

2. Talinum aurantiacumC1formalamerican

   A plant with fleshy roots and erect stems, narrow succulent leaves, and one reddish-orange flower per upper leaf axil, native to the southwestern United States; its roots were once cooked by Indigenous peoples.

   橙黄土人参

   • The flameflower thrives in the arid conditions of the southwestern desert.
   • Botanists studied the flameflower's adaptation to dry climates.
   • Historically, the fleshy roots of the flameflower were a food source for Native Americans.