noun
evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant
• Syn: ↑fire bush, ↑fire-bush, ↑Streptosolen jamesonii
• Member Holonyms: ↑Streptosolen, ↑genus Streptosolen
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a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.