KNIPHOFIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kniphofia mean? 

• KNIPHOFIA (noun)
  The noun KNIPHOFIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KNIPHOFIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNIPHOFIA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

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

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)