flamingo flower

n.
A short-stemmed perennial (Anthurium scherzeranum) of Costa Rica and Guatemala, having a reflex, shiny, scarlet spathe and a spirally contorted, vermilion spadix. Also called pigtail.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
  Synonyms: flamingo plant, Anthurium scherzerianum

Meaning #2: commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
  Synonyms: flamingo plant, Anthurium andraeanum

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