SCARLET PLUME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet plume mean? 

• SCARLET PLUME (noun)
  The noun SCARLET PLUME has 1 sense:

1. Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers

  Familiarity information: SCARLET PLUME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARLET PLUME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia fulgens; scarlet plume

Hypernyms ("scarlet plume" is a kind of...):

spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

Holonyms ("scarlet plume" is a member of...):

Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)