Telopea

Telopea
noun
Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs
Syn: ↑genus Telopea
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Proteaceae, ↑family Proteaceae, ↑protea family
Member Meronyms: ↑waratah, ↑Telopea Oreades, ↑Telopea speciosissima

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\\tə̇ˈlōpēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tēlōpos seen from afar, from tēl- tel- (I) + -ōpos (akin to Greek ōps eye, face) — more at eye
: a genus of Australian shrubs and trees (family Proteaceae) notable for their showy scarlet tetramerous flowers which have a common involucre at the base of the clusters and which are followed by capsules with winged seeds — see waratah

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