kangaroo paw

British

noun

any plant of the Australian genus Anigozanthos , resembling a kangaroo's paw, esp the red-and-green flowered A.manglesii , which is the floral emblem of Western Australia: family Haemodoraceae

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Then, last September, they removed their front lawn and installed flagstone walkways, more dymondia, an assortment of rocks and pebbles and a hardy mix of plants including succulents, flax, statice and kangaroo paw.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2016

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