TRITOMA


Meaning of TRITOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtri-tə-mə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek tritomos thrice cut, from tri- + temnein to cut; from their trimerous flowers — more at tome

Date: 1804

: any of a genus ( Kniphofia ) of African herbs of the lily family that are often grown for their spikes of showy red or yellow flowers

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