Kniphofia

See also: kniphofia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after Johann Hieronymus Kniphof, 18th-century German physician and botanist.

Proper noun

Kniphofia f

  1. A tritoma or red-hot poker
    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Xanthorrhoeaceae.
    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae.

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