lambertia formosa

2 definitions found

lambertia formosa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub (Protea mellifera) whose
        flowers yield honey copiously.
  
     Syn: Protea mellifera.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a
        native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much
        honey.
        [1913 Webster]

lambertia formosa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lambertia formosa
      n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal
           clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn:
           honeyflower, honey-flower, mountain devil, Lambertia formosa
           ]