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KNIPHOFIA

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Meaning:

A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers

Synonyms:

flame-flower; flame flower; flameflower; kniphofia; tritoma

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kniphofia" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kniphofia"):

Kniphofia uvaria; poker plant (clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers)

Holonyms ("kniphofia" is a member of...):

genus Kniphofia (genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae)

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