SCARLET PLUME
Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet plume mean? • SCARLET PLUME (noun)
The noun SCARLET PLUME has 1 sense:
1. Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
Familiarity information: SCARLET PLUME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCARLET PLUME (noun)
Meaning:
Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Euphorbia fulgens; scarlet plume
Hypernyms ("scarlet plume" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("scarlet plume" is a member of...):
Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)
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