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INDIAN PINK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers
Synonyms:
cardinal flower; Indian pink; Lobelia cardinalis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Indian pink" is a kind of...):
lobelia (any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere
Synonyms:
cypress vine; Indian pink; Ipomoea quamoclit; Quamoclit pennata; star-glory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Indian pink" is a kind of...):
morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)