cardinal flower

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cardinal flower

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Partial calque of translingual Lobelia cardinalis.

noun cardinal flowers

  1. Lobelia cardinalis (syn. L. fulgens), a species of lobelia native to the Americas, usually with vibrant red flowers.

    Similar: red cardinal flower

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noun Lobelia cardinalis

Españolcardenala encarnada
DeutschKardinals-Lobelie
Русскийлобелия пурпурная lobelija purpurnaja

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@misc{cardinal_flower_2026,
  title = {cardinal flower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardinal%20flower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}