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单词 waratah
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Definition of waratah in English:

waratah

noun ˈwɔːrətɑːˌwɒrəˈtɑː
  • An Australian shrub which bears slender leathery leaves and clusters of crimson flowers.

    Genus Telopea, family Proteaceae: several species, in particular T. speciosissima, which is the emblem of New South Wales

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Bangalow palm, the waratah, the fire-wheel flower, the banksia and the Sturt desert pea are all accurately captured in the painting.
    • Flowers were widely used in design, particularly from the 1880s, when motifs based on the waratah, wattle, bottlebrush, and eucalyptus were popular.
    • There, in the vines at the foot of the waratah shrub, he died of his wounds.
    • The spectrum of Australian flowers is amazing; some like waratahs large and obvious, others like thryptomene small but charming; seen close up, many are exquisite.
    • Occasionally they borrowed indigenous names, as with kurrajong and waratah.
    • The native waratah that was grown around Sydney, the Dharawal people, which is my people, actually used that as a substitute for mother's milk.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dharuk warata.

Rhymes

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