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ANIGOZANTHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Anigozanthus; genus Anigozanthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anigozanthus" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Anigozanthus"):
Anigozanthus manglesii; Australian sword lily; kangaroo's-foot; kangaroo's paw; kangaroo-foot plant; kangaroo paw (sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia)
Holonyms ("Anigozanthus" is a member of...):
bloodwort family; family Haemodoraceae; Haemodoraceae (some genera placed in family Liliaceae)
