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Geraldton wax Austral.|ˈdʒɛrəldtən wæks|
[f. Geraldton, a town in W. Australia + wax n.1]
An evergreen shrub of Western Australia, Chamælaucium uncinatum, of the family Myrtaceæ. Also attrib.
1920Jrnl. & Proc. R. Soc. W. Austral. VI. 42 Geraldton Wax-plant, Ornamental shrub. 1921E. H. Pelloe Wildflowers W. Austral. iv. 42 From Geraldton..southward almost to Fremantle blooms..the well-known ‘Geraldton Wax-flower’. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 14 Nov. 26/3 The Geraldton wax especially can be trimmed to any shape to get a better effect, since the blooms are carried along the stems. 1955A. Ross Australia 55 44 The foggy mauve of Geraldton wax. |