HyperDic: kangaroo_paw

English > 1 sense of the expression kangaroo paw:
NOUNplantkangaroo paw, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesiisedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs
English > kangaroo paw: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia.
Synonymskangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii
Member ofAnigozanthus, genus Anigozanthusgenus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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