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flamingo flower

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variants: or flamingo plant

Definition of flamingo flower

: either of two commonly cultivated anthuriums (Anthurium scherzerianum and A. andraeanum) with bright scarlet spathe and spadix

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“Flamingo flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamingo%20flower. Accessed 28 Jan. 2021.

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