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Tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes
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waratah
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Waratah ( Telopea ) is an Australian -endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania). The most well-known species in this genus is Telopea speciosissima ...
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n. straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes [syn: Telopea speciosissima ] tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes [syn: Telopea Oreades ]
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n. 1 Any of several species of plants in the genus (taxlink Telopea genus noshow=1), native to southeastern Australia. 2 A Y-shaped steel fencing post or stake.
Usage examples of waratah.
The rainmaker got some of that, and taking a short piece of waratah stick from his hair in which it was concealed he smeared it with red ochre.
Waratah Lodge, whereby the Kensington abode of Wilmer James, standing in its own quarter of an acre of garden, was known, Portia found there would be only time to get into later-day trim before luncheon.
It is said that he touched a waratah stem while it was still being influenced by the hand of the spirit, and he, being uninitiated, could not bear the contact and he paid for it with his life.
Lambertia formosa, little casuarinas, wild currants, or Leucopogon richei and bracken fern, were matted with kennedya, well out in crimson and black flowers, and here and there rising through them stood the gorgeous crimson waratah.
The Leptospermum flourished there, and waratahs were in crimson splendour.