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kangaroo_paw
kangaroo paw
English
Noun
kangaroo paw (plural kangaroo paws)
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The plant is named for the shape of the unopened flower (lower left), which resembles the paws of a Kangaroo.
- Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.