indian pink

1. 1.

   tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere

   Synonymscypress vinestar-gloryIpomoea quamoclitQuamoclit pennata

   Broadermorning glory
2. 2.

   North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers

   Synonymscardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis

   Broaderlobelia

Questions about indian pink

What does indian pink mean?

indian pink means "tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for indian pink?

Close synonyms include cypress vine, star-glory, Ipomoea quamoclit, Quamoclit pennata, cardinal flower. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is indian pink a common word?

indian pink is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.