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HONEYFLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
Synonyms:
honey-flower; honeyflower; Protea mellifera
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("honeyflower" is a kind of...):
protea (any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones)
Holonyms ("honeyflower" is a member of...):
genus Protea (type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
Synonyms:
honey-flower; honeyflower; Lambertia formosa; mountain devil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("honeyflower" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("honeyflower" is a member of...):
genus Lambertia; Lambertia (small genus of Australian shrubs)
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