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tritoma

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A flowering plant of the genus Kniphofia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kniphofia, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

Narrower terms: poker plant, Kniphofia uvaria

History

Etymology

From Tritoma, the former genus name.