Definition of Hakea laurina

1. Noun. Tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia.

Exact synonyms: Cushion Flower, Pincushion Hakea
Group relationships: Genus Hakea, Hakea
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hakea Laurina

Hailey
Hailey-Hailey disease
Hainan
Hainaut
Haiphong
Haiti
Haitian
Haitian Creole
Haitian Vodoun Culture Language
Haitian capital
Haitian centime
Haitian monetary unit
Haitians
Hakea
Hakea laurina (current term)
Hakea leucoptera
Haken
Hakenkreuz
Hakham
Hakka
Hakka dialect
Hakkanese
Hakkapeliitta
Hakkapeliittas
Hakkas
Hakkoz
Hakluytian
Hakomi

Literary usage of Hakea laurina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"In Italy it has been called "the glory of the gardens of the Riviera." 1780. Hakea laurina. (ХИ) вв. Margins of Ivs. undulate. elliptica, R. Br. Fig. 1781. ..."

2. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"... much larger than those of Hakea laurina, but otherwise similar. In weak seedlings the second and third leaves are spathulate and trifid ; but in strong ..."

3. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"... R. Br. and in the epidermal cells of the leaf in Hakea laurina, R. Br. According to Francken sclerenchymatous fibres, which are connected with the ..."

4. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Cushion-flower, niq Hakea laurina, R. Br. See Hakea. Cut out, v. (i) To separate cattle from the rest of the herd in the open. 1873. ..."

5. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"They often carry bloom as late as November and are frequently met with. Hakea laurina.—Australia. An evergreen shrub, bearing clusters of rosy-lilac flowers ..."

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