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cardinal flower

–noun
a North American plant, Lobelia cardinalis, with showy red tubular flowers in an elongated cluster.
Also called scarlet lobelia.


Origin:
1620–30, Americanism; so called from its color
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cardinal flower  
n.  A perennial lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) native to central and eastern North America, having an elongate cluster of showy, brilliant red flowers.
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