| 单词 | red-hot poker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred-hot poker red-hot poker n. any of numerous plants (species, cultivars, and hybrids) of the genus Kniphofia (family Asphodelaceae), members of which are mainly native to southern Africa and have tall leafless stems surmounted by long spike-like racemes of closely packed tubular flowers, typically red, orange, or yellow in colour.The original plant in cultivation was K. uvaria, in which the upper flowers are fiery red, the lower yellow. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > allied flowers dog's tooth1578 daylily1597 mountain saffron1597 phalangium1608 Savoy spiderwort1629 hemerocallis1648 tuberose1664 St Bruno's lily1706 superb lily1731 agapanthus1789 Spanish squill1790 erythronium1797 Tritoma1804 Spanish harebell1808 veltheimia1808 adder's tongue1817 bunch flower1818 Puschkinia1820 hedychium1822 eremurus1836 flame lily1841 lily pink1848 mountain spiderwort1849 lloydia1850 kniphofia1854 garland-flower1866 red-hot poker1870 swamp-lover1878 African lily1882 flame-flower1882 Scarborough lily1882 wood-lily1882 St. Bernard lily1883 torch-lily1884 rajanigandha1885 ginger lily1892 chinkerinchee1904 snow lily1907 sand lily1909 avalanche lily1912 Spanish bluebell1924 mountain lily1932 chink1949 poker1975 1870 E. S. Rand Seventy-Five Pop. Flowers 195 The Tritoma. Natural Order. Liliaceae. Common name. Red-hot poker. 1899 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Oct. 2/2 The clustered sunflowers and ‘red-hot pokers’, most gorgeous of September's old-fashioned blooms. 1948 A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country 19 Here in their season grow the blue agapanthus, the wild watsonia, and the red-hot poker. 2006 Chron. (Australia) (Nexis) 8 Aug. a20 In late summer, tuberous rooted dahlias become border mainstays along with knifophia or red hot pokers. < as lemmas |
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