cardinal flower
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nounDefinition of CARDINAL FLOWER
: a North American lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) that bears a spike of brilliant red flowers
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1698
cardinal flower
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Any of several closely related species of the genus Lobelia, perennial plants of the family Campanulaceae, native to North and Central America. All bear spikes of scarlet, lipped flowers on leafy stems up to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall. L. cardinalis and L. splendens, considered to be one species by some authorities, are taller than L. fulgens, the Central American parent species of the garden cardinal flower. The blue cardinal (L. siphilitica) is smaller than the others and has blue or whitish flowers.
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