flameflower
n 1: a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves
and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers [syn:
{kniphofia}, {tritoma}, {flame flower}, {flame-flower}]
2: 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 [syn: {flame flower}, {flame-flower},
{Talinum aurantiacum}]