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Definition of Kangaroo paw
1. Noun. Sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Anigozanthus, Genus Anigozanthus
Definition of Kangaroo paw
1. Noun. Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family ''Haemodoraceae'', endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kangaroo Paw
Literary usage of Kangaroo paw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Five Years Under the Southern Cross: Experiences and Impressions by Frederic Chambers Spurr (1915)
"Above them all stands out, first, "the kangaroo's paw," surely one of the oddest
productions of the magician Nature. A long, slender stalk, measuring one or ..."
2. Travels in Western Australia: Being a Description of the Various Cities and by May Vivienne (1902)
"The kangaroo paw, before spoken of, has many varieties, ranging from faint cream
colour, through scarlet, crimson, yellow, chrome, and green to sable, ..."
3. Western Australian Year Book by Western Australia Registry Dept (1906)
"... the Kangaroo-paw, and many others. From a spectacular point .if view, the
vegetation is remarkable for the profusion of flowers and the brightness of ..."
4. Australia by Peter Hinze (2001)
"[3 In the wildflower season (Sept.-Oct.) the state's flower (and emblem), the
kangaroo paw, blooms. ..."
5. Down Under by N. Maisondeau (1912)
"Besides the Banksia, the most interesting, as wel as the favourite flowers, seem
to be the following:— kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos Manglesii) also called ..."
6. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1902)
"Jojoba, 4532. Kafir corn, 4621, 4809,4810. kangaroo paw, 4924. Karwinskia parviflora.
4816. Kentucky blue grass. 5084. Kentucky coffee tree. ..."
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