red-hot poker

/rɛd hɑt ˌpoʊkər/
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Definitions of red-hot poker
  1. noun
    widely cultivated hybrid poker plant
    synonyms: Kniphofia praecox
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    type of:
    Kniphofia uvaria, poker plant
    clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
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