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flame-of-the-woods

flame-of-the-woods noun: the flowering shrub Ixora coccinea.

Noun

flame-of-the-woods (uncountable)

  1. The flowering shrub Ixora coccinea.

Questions about flame-of-the-woods

What does flame-of-the-woods mean?
Flame-of-the-woods means the flowering shrub Ixora coccinea.
What part of speech is flame-of-the-woods?
Flame-of-the-woods is a noun.

Words near flame-of-the-woods in the dictionary

  1. flame violet
  2. flame violets
  3. flame war
  4. flame wars
  5. flame-of-the-forest
  6. flame-of-the-woods
  7. flame-out
  8. flame-outs
  9. flame-proof
  10. flame-proofed
  11. flame-proofing

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