‖brandlelie, noun

/ˈbrantliəli/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, brand fire + lelie lily.
fire lily.
1917 R. Marloth Dict. of Common Names of Plants 15Brandlelie, Cyrtanthus angustifolius. In many localities not flowering unless the ground has been cleared by a veld fire.
1965 S. Eliovson S. Afr. Wild Flowers for Garden 93C. tuckii var. transvaalensis, Brandlelie...These flowers are said to have been confused with 2 other red-coloured species, C. angustifolius and C. contractus, but may be distinguished readily from both of these.
1974 P. Clarke in S. Gray On Edge of World 35There is the possibility of finding, in these charred areas, the flower called the ‘Brandlelie’. These flowers look like symbolical tongues of the fire blood-red against the black, fire-ravaged shrubbery.
1983 M.M. Kidd Cape Peninsula 216Cyrtanthus ventricosus...Brandlelie...Common in the south; [flowers] Dec.-May, usually after fires.
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