| 单词 | kangaroo paw |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskangaroo paw kangaroo paw n. an Australian herb belonging to the genus Anigozanthos of the family Hæmodoraceæ. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of Australia honey flower1799 rengarenga1835 tongue-flower1884 flannel-flower1895 kangaroo paw1902 milkmaids1930 mountain devil1949 1902 Western Austral. Year-bk. 1900–1 I. ii. ix 304 Some of the most remarkable flowers in the flora of Western Australia [are]..Kangaroo Paws, of which there are nine species altogether. 1949 D. Walker We went to Austral. 184 With the kangaroo paw it is the stalk that is scarlet and the blending of the colours peculiar. 1966 Times 11 Nov. (W. Austral. Suppl.) p. iv/2 The red-and-green kangaroo paw (Anigosanthus manglesii, the state's floral emblem) is a barbaric cluster of rich green-and-gold, paw-like flowers on a regal three-foot stem of deep scarlet, yet it is only one of nine species known to exist in the state. < as lemmas |
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