noun
genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs
• Syn: ↑genus Talinum
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Portulacaceae, ↑family Portulacaceae, ↑purslane family
• Member Meronyms:
↑flame flower, ↑flame-flower, ↑flameflower, ↑Talinum aurantiacum, ↑narrow-leaved flame flower, ↑Talinum augustissimum, ↑pigmy talinum, ↑Talinum brevifolium, ↑rock pink, ↑Talinum calycinum, ↑spiny talinum, ↑Talinum spinescens
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\\təˈlīnəm\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Portulacaceae) having ephemeral variously clustered flowers with 2 sepals and 10 stamens — see rock pink
Useful english dictionary. 2012.