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    HONEYFLOWER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiouslyplay

    Synonyms:

    honey-flower; honeyflower; Protea mellifera

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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 nectarplay

    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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