kangaroo paw
kangaroo paw · kangaroo paws
Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the…Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
More definitions
- sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
Origin
Named for the shape of the unopened flower (lower left in picture), which resembles the paNamed for the shape of the unopened flower (lower left in picture), which resembles the paws of a kangaroo.
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Forms
plural: kangaroo paws| Singular | kangaroo paw |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia:kangaroo's pawkangaroo's-footkangaroo-foot plantAustralian sword lilyAnigozanthus manglesii