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flameflower

flameflower

9.1
A plant with bright red or orange flowers
  • noun
translation icon : flor de fuego
  • The flameflower brightened the border with its stunning red spikes.

Examples

  • Gardeners often choose flameflowers for their drought tolerance and vivid blooms.

  • The flameflower blooms in vibrant red and orange colors.

  • A row of flameflowers lined the walkway, attracting bees and butterflies.

  • Look at that beautiful flameflower over there!

  • A row of flameflowers lined the walkway, attracting bees and butterflies.

  • Gardeners often choose flameflowers for their drought tolerance and vivid blooms.

  • The flameflower brightened the border with its stunning red spikes.

Synonyms

flame-flower
vsflameflower
  • US
9.9

A plant from the US Southwest with fleshy roots and a single red-orange flower

is the identical name written without a hyphen
flame flower
vsflameflower
  • US
8.8

A desert plant with thick roots and narrow succulent leaves, each stem having one reddish-orange flower

is a shorter, general name focusing only on bright flame-colored flowers
Talinum aurantiacum
vsflameflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from the southwestern United States with fleshy edible roots and narrow thick leaves

is a common name that highlights bright flame-colored blooms not edible use
narrow-leaved flame flower
vsflameflower
  • US
9.9

A plant from the southwestern United States with narrow leaves and yellow-orange flowers

focuses on bright flame-colored flowers rather than leaf width or exact flower color

Compounds

Chilean flameflower
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from the Andes with bright red flowers

Surface Forms

flameflower singular
flameflowers plural

Morphology

flameflower = flame + flower (transparent) = flame + flower

A straightforward compound of 'flame' + 'flower' meaning a flower with flame-like colouration, easily inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Flameflower is made of flame ('fire') and flower ('blossom'), so it names a plant whose bright red or orange blooms look like little flames.