tritoma
[ trit-uh-muh ]
/ ˈtrɪt ə mə /
noun
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
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Example sentences from the Web for tritoma
It may be found pretty freely also at ivy bloom, and at the flowers of Tritoma.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series |Richard SouthTritoma grandis , and glaucescens , are noble things for the back of a border.
Great rockets of tritoma flamed against the wall, on the other side of which traffic went unnoted and unsuspecting.
California |Mary Austin