What is "honey flower"

honeyflower \honeyflower\, honey flower \honey flower\n.

1. (Bot.) An erect bushy shrub ( Lambertia formosa) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar.

   Syn: mountain devil, Lambertia formosa.

2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub ( Protea mellifera) whose flowers yield honey copiously.

   Syn: Protea mellifera.

3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey.

Honey flower is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Lambertia formosa, a shrub from Australia
• Melianthus comosus (honey flower), a shrub native to South Africa and Namibia
• Melianthus major (giant honey flower), a shrub, endemic to South Africa and naturalised elsewhere
• Protea mellifera