Bot. [mod.L., f. Gr. τρίτομος thrice-cut, f. τρι- three + -τομος cut; from the capsule splitting into three valves.] A genus of liliaceous plants (also called Kniphofia), natives of South Africa, with spikes of scarlet or yellow flowers; several species in cultivation are popularly called flame-flower or red-hot poker.
1882. Garden, 13 May, 325/2. Tritomas … produce a grand effect in autumn.
1900. Blackw. Mag., April, 574/2. The tritomas, blazing up red-hot.
