noun
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
• Syn: ↑genus Anigozanthus
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Haemodoraceae, ↑family Haemodoraceae, ↑bloodwort family
• Member Meronyms: ↑kangaroo paw, ↑kangaroo's paw, ↑kangaroo's-foot, ↑kangaroo-foot plant, ↑Australian sword lily, ↑Anigozanthus manglesii
Useful english dictionary. 2012.