English Explanatory Dictionary

kangaroo paw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Word forms

kangaroo paw kangaroo paws

Etymology

Named for the shape of the unopened flower (lower left in picture), which resembles the paws of a kangaroo.

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