flame-of-the-woods

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flām′əv ᵺə wŏŏdz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
flame-of-the-woods  (flām′əv ᵺə wŏŏdz′),USA pronunciation n., pl. flames-of-the-woods. 
  1. Plant Biologyan Indian evergreen shrub, Ixora coccinea, of the madder family, having red, tubular flowers in dense clusters. Also called jungle geranium. 

'flame-of-the-woods' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
jungle geranium

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