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    KNIPHOFIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    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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