waratah

Other forms: waratahs

Definitions of waratah
  1. noun
    straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes
    synonyms: Telopea speciosissima
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes
    synonyms: Telopea Oreades
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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