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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trit•o•ma (trit′ə mə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, esp. K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers. Also called poker plant, red-hot poker, torch lily.
- Greek trítom(os) thrice-cut (tri- tri- + -tomos -tomous) + Neo-Latin -a -a2
- Neo-Latin Tritoma alternate genus name
- 1880–85
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