flamingo-flower

[fluh-ming-goh-flou-er]

fla·min·go-flow·er

[fluh-ming-goh-flou-er]
noun
a central American plant, Anthurium scherzeranum, of the arum family, having a red, coiled spadix and a bright red, shiny, heart-shaped spathe, grown as an ornamental.

Origin:
1880–85
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Flamingo-flower has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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