hakea

[ hey-kee-uh, hah- ]

/ ˈheɪ ki ə, ˈhɑ- /

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noun

any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Hakea, native to Australia, having evergreen, pinnate leaves and clusters of variously colored flowers.

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Origin of hakea

<New Latin (1798) named after Christian Ludwig von Hake (1745–1818), German horticulturist; see -a²

Words nearby hakea

haka, hakafoth, hakapik, hakari, hake, hakea, Hakenkreuz, hakham, hakim, Hakka, Hakluyt

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How to use hakea in a sentence

A new Hakea, with long thin terete leaves (different from H. lorea) and Grevillea chrysodendron, grew along the creek.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
Here again the stone seems to be the centre of the common life of the hakea flower.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
A single specimen also exists of Grevillea (or Hakea) lorea, prodr.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt
While on the sand hills, the general covering of which was spinifex, there were a few hakea and low shrubs.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt

It was surrounded on all sides by sand hills of a fiery red, and not even a stunted hakea was to be seen.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt

British Dictionary definitions for hakea

hakea

/ (ˈhɑːkɪə, ˈheɪkɪə) /

noun

any shrub or tree of the Australian genus Hakea, having a hard woody fruit and often yielding a useful wood: family Proteaceae

Word Origin for hakea

C19: New Latin, named after C. L. von Hake (died 1818), German botanist

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