| NOUN | plant | genus Anigozanthus, Anigozanthus | genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | Anigozanthus | |
| Member of | Haemodoraceae, family Haemodoraceae, bloodwort family | Some genera placed in family Liliaceae |
| Members | kangaroo paw, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii | sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs |
| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
| Spanish | anigozanthus, genus anigozanthus | |
| Catalan | anigozanthus, genus anigozanthus | |
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