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    KANGAROO PAW

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australiaplay

    Synonyms:

    Anigozanthus manglesii; Australian sword lily; kangaroo's-foot; kangaroo's paw; kangaroo-foot plant; kangaroo paw

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("kangaroo 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 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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