cardinal flower

noun

a North American plant, Lobelia cardinalis, with showy red tubular flowers in an elongated cluster.

Also called scarlet lobelia.

Origin of cardinal flower

An Americanism dating back to 1620–30; so called from its color

Words nearby cardinal flower

Cardin, cardinal, cardinalate, cardinal beetle, cardinalfish, cardinal flower, cardinality, cardinal ligament, cardinal number, cardinal numbers, cardinal point

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Example sentences from the Web for cardinal flower

It was a likely place for the cardinal-flower, but I could not find any.
Riverby|John Burroughs
The Western cardinal-flower quite closely resembles L. cardinalis of the East, differing from it in a few minor points only.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
But when vivid color is wanted, what can surpass or equal our cardinal-flower?
Riverby|John Burroughs
Farther north, the cardinal-flower seems to fail, and the monarda takes its place, growing in similar localities.
Riverby|John Burroughs

In the afternoon they all plunged into the lake, Eva swimming like a cardinal-flower afloat.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cardinal flower

cardinal flower

noun

a campanulaceous plant, Lobelia cardinalis of E North America, that has brilliant scarlet, pink, or white flowers

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单词	cardinal flower
释义	cardinal flower noun a North American plant, Lobelia cardinalis, with showy red tubular flowers in an elongated cluster. Also called scarlet lobelia. Origin of cardinal flower An Americanism dating back to 1620–30; so called from its color Words nearby cardinal flower Cardin, cardinal, cardinalate, cardinal beetle, cardinalfish, cardinal flower, cardinality, cardinal ligament, cardinal number, cardinal numbers, cardinal point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cardinal flower It was a likely place for the cardinal-flower, but I could not find any. Riverby\|John Burroughs The Western cardinal-flower quite closely resembles L. cardinalis of the East, differing from it in a few minor points only. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons But when vivid color is wanted, what can surpass or equal our cardinal-flower? Riverby\|John Burroughs Farther north, the cardinal-flower seems to fail, and the monarda takes its place, growing in similar localities. Riverby\|John Burroughs In the afternoon they all plunged into the lake, Eva swimming like a cardinal-flower afloat. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cardinal flower cardinal flower noun a campanulaceous plant, Lobelia cardinalis of E North America, that has brilliant scarlet, pink, or white flowers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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