scarlet plume

9.9

A Mexican shrub with bright red flowers grown in gardens

noun
/ˈskɑrlɪt plum/

: pluma escarlata

The scarlet plume adds a vibrant splash of color to gardens during the winter months.

Examples

Gardeners often choose the scarlet plume for its striking flowers and easy maintenance.
During the botanical exhibition, the scarlet plume attracted many visitors with its vivid display.
The garden was filled with vibrant scarlet plume flowers.
Many gardeners love the scarlet plume for its striking color.
During the botanical exhibition, the scarlet plume attracted many visitors with its vivid display.
Gardeners often choose the scarlet plume for its striking flowers and easy maintenance.
The scarlet plume adds a vibrant splash of color to gardens during the winter months.

Synonyms

Euphorbia fulgens

vsscarlet plume

Specialized

9.9

A small Mexican bush with bright red flower-like parts

is the everyday descriptive name rather than the scientific term

Mexican flameleaf

vsscarlet plume

9.9

A tropical American plant with poisonous sap and bright red leaf-like bracts surrounding small yellow flowers

is a Mexican shrub cultivated for bright scarlet bracts rather than noting toxicity

Surface Forms

scarlet plume singular

scarlet plumes plural

Morphology

scarlet + plume

The phrase combines a color adjective ('scarlet' = bright red) with a concrete image noun ('plume' = feather), so its literal sense — a red, feather‑like object — is directly available to learners. In English botanical and descriptive usage, color + shape nouns commonly name plants or flowers by appearance, so a B1 learner who knows both words would plausibly infer this refers to a plant or flower with bright, feather‑like red blossoms.

Etymology

Scarlet plume gets its name from the plant's long, feather-like clusters of bright red flowers that look like a red plume and show the colour scarlet, so the name helps you picture the shrub and its showy, red blooms.