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KANGAROO'S PAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
Synonyms:
Anigozanthus manglesii; Australian sword lily; kangaroo's-foot; kangaroo's paw; kangaroo-foot plant; kangaroo paw
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kangaroo's paw" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("kangaroo's paw" is a member of...):
Anigozanthus; genus Anigozanthus (genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae)
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