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AUSTRALIAN SWORD LILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Australian sword lily mean? 

AUSTRALIAN SWORD LILY (noun)
  The noun AUSTRALIAN SWORD LILY has 1 sense:

1. sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australiaplay

  Familiarity information: AUSTRALIAN SWORD LILY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUSTRALIAN SWORD LILY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("Australian sword lily" 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 ("Australian sword lily" 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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