kniphofia
nounDefinition of kniphofia
1 capitalized : a genus of showy African herbs (family Liliaceae) having clumps of long radical leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers with reflexed perianths
2
plural -s
: a plant of the genus Kniphofia
— called also
tritoma
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