"cardinal flower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cardinal flowers [plural]
Etymology: Partial calque of translingual Lobelia cardinalis. Etymology templates: {{pclq|en|mul|Lobelia cardinalis}} Partial calque of translingual Lobelia cardinalis Head templates: {{en-noun}} cardinal flower (plural cardinal flowers)
  1. Lobelia cardinalis (syn. L. fulgens), a species of lobelia native to the Americas, usually with vibrant red flowers. Synonyms: red cardinal flower Translations (Lobelia cardinalis): Kardinals-Lobelie [feminine] (German), ലോബെലിയ കാർഡിനാലിസ് (lōbeliya kāṟḍinālisŭ) (Malayalam), dahiitį́į́hildaaʼígíí (Navajo), лобелия пурпурная (lobelija purpurnaja) [feminine] (Russian), cardenala encarnada [feminine] (Spanish), praktlobelia [common-gender] (Swedish), matapipalinko (Unami)

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