- Telopea
- nounAustralian 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\ nounUsage: capitalizedEtymology: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.