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 flameflower flameflower

noun

  • 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  ( flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacum )
    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
  • a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers  ( flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower, kniphofia, tritoma )
    a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers


  •  Poecilocapsus lineatus Poecilocapsus lineatus

    noun

  • yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America  ( four-lined leaf bug, four-lined plant bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus )
    yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America


  •  Arcturus Arcturus

    noun

  • the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth  ( Arcturus )
    the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth


  •  Teapot Dome scandal Teapot Dome scandal

    noun

  • a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration  ( Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal )
    a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration