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firecracker flower

American  

noun

  1. a plant, Dichelostemma ida-maia, of the amaryllis family, native to California and Oregon, having clusters of tubular scarlet flowers.

  2. crossandra.


Etymology

Origin of firecracker flower

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

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