Anigozanthus


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Noun1.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
genus Anigozanthus
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
bloodwort family, family Haemodoraceae, Haemodoraceae - some genera placed in family Liliaceae
Anigozanthus manglesii, Australian sword lily, kangaroo paw, kangaroo-foot plant, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot - sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
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