waratah

waratah

(ˌwɒrəˈtɑː; ˈwɒrətɑː) n (Plants) Austral a proteaceous shrub, Telopea speciosissima, the floral emblem of New South Wales, having dark green leaves and large clusters of crimson flowers[from a native Australian language]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waratah - straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemesTelopea speciosissimagenus Telopea, Telopea - Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahsbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	waratah - tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemesTelopea Oreadesgenus Telopea, Telopea - Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahsbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems