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noun
Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Named for the shape of the unopened flower (lower left in picture), which resembles the paws of a kangaroo.
