blood flower

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Definition of blood flower in English English dictionary

tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics

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Hyphenation

blood Flow·er

Turkish pronunciation

blʌd flauır

Pronunciation

/ˈbləd ˈflouər/ /ˈblʌd ˈflaʊɜr/

Etymology

[ 'bl&d ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English blOd; akin to Old High German bluot blood.