kangaroo paw

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kangaroo paw

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Named for the shape of the unopened flower (lower left in picture), which resembles the paws of a kangaroo.

noun kangaroo paws

Any of various perennial flowering plants of the family Haemodoraceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Spring flowers everywhere—freesias in throng, and startling growths of kangaroo paw with its dark red, vividly red stalks.

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@misc{kangaroo_paw_2026,
  title = {kangaroo paw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kangaroo%20paw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}