waratahn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒrətɑː/, U.S.

/ˈwɔrəˌtɑ/, Australian English

/ˈwɔrətʌː/

Forms: Also war-ra-taw, warrataw, warratah.

Etymology: < a Australian Aboriginal language. N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (wǭ·rătā) /ˈwɔːrətɑː/.

1. A name for Australian shrubs of the genus Telopea (N.O. Proteaceæ), esp. T. speciosissima and T. oreades, which bear crimson or scarlet flowers in terminal clusters; also, the flower.

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banksia1787

waratah1793

honeysuckle1803

pinkwood1824

honeysuckle tree1825

rose1825

blue bush1828

dogwood1828

parrotbill1829

tulip-tree1830

whitebeard1832

swamp-oak1833

bauera1835

mungitec1837

bottlebrush1839

clianthus1841

glory-pea1848

boronia1852

koromiko1855

pituri1861

Sturt's pea1865

scrub vine1866

pea-bush1867

cotton-bush1876

Australian honeysuckle1881

peach myrtle1882

saloop bush1884

naupaka1888

dog rose1896

native tulip1898

snow bush1909

wedding-bush1923

Hebe1961

mountain pepper1965

1793 J. E. Smith Specimen Bot. New Holland 19 The most magnificent plant which the prolific soil of New Holland affords is, by common consent both of Europeans and natives, the Waratàh.

1801 P. G. King Let. Sir J. Banks 25 Aug. in Hist. Rec. New S. Wales (1896) IV. 514 I have also sent..a box of waratahs.

1802 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales II. 66 Ben-nil-long assisted at the ceremony, placing the head of the corpse, by which he stuck a beautiful war-ra-taw.

1830 Hobart Town Almanack 66 That magnificent shrub called Warrataw or tulip tree and its beautiful scarlet flowers.

1885 ‘Wanderer’ Beauteous Terrorist 62 And the waratahs in state, With..their flamy blood-red crowns.

2. A variety of the camellia. In full waratah camellia.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > camellias

camellia1753

Japan rose1789

japonica1819

waratah1824

sasanqua1866

1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) §6613 Camellia..double white waratah.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 207/2 The anemone-flowered or Waratah Camellia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	waratah
释义	waratahn. Brit. /ˈwɒrətɑː/, U.S. /ˈwɔrəˌtɑ/, Australian English /ˈwɔrətʌː/ Forms: Also war-ra-taw, warrataw, warratah. Etymology: < a Australian Aboriginal language. N.E.D. (1921) gives the pronunciation as (wǭ·rătā) /ˈwɔːrətɑː/. 1. A name for Australian shrubs of the genus Telopea (N.O. Proteaceæ), esp. T. speciosissima and T. oreades, which bear crimson or scarlet flowers in terminal clusters; also, the flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > Australasian banksia1787 waratah1793 honeysuckle1803 pinkwood1824 honeysuckle tree1825 rose1825 blue bush1828 dogwood1828 parrotbill1829 tulip-tree1830 whitebeard1832 swamp-oak1833 bauera1835 mungitec1837 bottlebrush1839 clianthus1841 glory-pea1848 boronia1852 koromiko1855 pituri1861 Sturt's pea1865 scrub vine1866 pea-bush1867 cotton-bush1876 Australian honeysuckle1881 peach myrtle1882 saloop bush1884 naupaka1888 dog rose1896 native tulip1898 snow bush1909 wedding-bush1923 Hebe1961 mountain pepper1965 1793 J. E. Smith Specimen Bot. New Holland 19 The most magnificent plant which the prolific soil of New Holland affords is, by common consent both of Europeans and natives, the Waratàh. 1801 P. G. King Let. Sir J. Banks 25 Aug. in Hist. Rec. New S. Wales (1896) IV. 514 I have also sent..a box of waratahs. 1802 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales II. 66 Ben-nil-long assisted at the ceremony, placing the head of the corpse, by which he stuck a beautiful war-ra-taw. 1830 Hobart Town Almanack 66 That magnificent shrub called Warrataw or tulip tree and its beautiful scarlet flowers. 1885 ‘Wanderer’ Beauteous Terrorist 62 And the waratahs in state, With..their flamy blood-red crowns. 2. A variety of the camellia. In full waratah camellia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > camellias camellia1753 Japan rose1789 japonica1819 waratah1824 sasanqua1866 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) §6613 Camellia..double white waratah. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 207/2 The anemone-flowered or Waratah Camellia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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