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单词 red-hot poker
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Definition of red-hot poker in English:

red-hot poker

noun
  • A South African plant with tall erect spikes of tubular flowers, the upper ones of which are typically red and the lower ones yellow.

    火把莲

    Kniphofia uvaria, family Liliaceae: many cultivars

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gardens are pub-bright with lots of geraniums and red-hot pokers and little spiky palm trees.
    • Native plants are preferable, but many hummer enthusiasts swear by exotics such as single varieties of fuchsia, as well as lantana and red-hot poker.
    • The arrangement of pendulous petal groups has a similar appearance to that of the red-hot poker or some aloe flowers.
    • Hot colours, such as red-hot pokers and Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, look great.
    • It's also an easy plant and not quite what you expect from a red-hot poker, as its colouring is gentle and receding rather than dominant.

Definition of red-hot poker in US English:

red-hot poker

nounred hät ˈpōkər
  • A South African plant with tall erect spikes of tubular flowers, the upper ones of which are typically red and the lower ones yellow.

    火把莲

    Kniphofia uvaria, family Liliaceae: many cultivars

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's also an easy plant and not quite what you expect from a red-hot poker, as its colouring is gentle and receding rather than dominant.
    • Hot colours, such as red-hot pokers and Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, look great.
    • Gardens are pub-bright with lots of geraniums and red-hot pokers and little spiky palm trees.
    • Native plants are preferable, but many hummer enthusiasts swear by exotics such as single varieties of fuchsia, as well as lantana and red-hot poker.
    • The arrangement of pendulous petal groups has a similar appearance to that of the red-hot poker or some aloe flowers.
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