waratah

British  

/ ˈwɒrətɑː, ˌwɒrəˈtɑː /

noun

1. a proteaceous shrub, Telopea speciosissima, the floral emblem of New South Wales, having dark green leaves and large clusters of crimson flowers

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Etymology

Origin of waratah

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

The winning Trailfinders Australian Garden, designed by Phil Johnson, features a pine and aluminium studio made in the shape of the Australian national flower, the waratah.

From BBC

There is in his work lack of wattle-bloom and waratah, rollicking rhyme and galloping jingle. 

From Project Gutenberg

The memory of many residents runs back to the time when the waratah and the Christmas-bush, the native rose and fuchsia, grew where thickly-peopled suburbs now exist.

From Project Gutenberg

An introduction to an Australian home—Off to a picnic—The wattle, the gum, the waratah—The joys of the forest.

From Project Gutenberg

Hugh gave a peremptory whistle and the boy looked over his shoulder, then responded to the beckon by bringing his horse sharply round and cantering briskly across to the waratahs.

From Project Gutenberg