Definitions

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  • noun succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States

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Examples

  • On the western edge of the Mojave Desert, trails are resembling impressionist paintings as orange and yellow poppies bloom alongside brilliant blue lupine, redmaids and owl's clover.

    Bad Weather's Silver Lining 2008

  • New Growth: The region's Chumash Indians used to eat the green shoots and ground-up seeds of fringed redmaids Calandrinia ciliata, Arnold said.

    The Seattle Times 2012

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