1. (noun)kniphofia, tritoma, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers Synonyms: flameflower, tritoma, kniphofia, flame-flower, flameflower
2. (noun)flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacum plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots Synonyms: flameflower, tritoma, flameflower, flame-flower, kniphofia