kangaroo's-foot
- noun
- Australian
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pata de canguro
- The kangaroo's-foot thrives in sandy soil and sunny locations.
Examples
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Many Australian gardens feature the striking kangaroo's-foot with its unique fuzzy flowers.
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The kangaroo's-foot plant thrives in the Australian bush.
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She photographed a vibrant red kangaroo's-foot while hiking near Perth.
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I saw a beautiful kangaroo's-foot in the garden.
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Many Australian gardens feature the striking kangaroo's-foot with its unique fuzzy flowers.
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She photographed a vibrant red kangaroo's-foot while hiking near Perth.
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The kangaroo's-foot thrives in sandy soil and sunny locations.
Synonyms
An Australian plant with soft, tube-shaped flowers often grown in gardens
An Australian plant with long leaves and bright fuzzy flowers shaped like tubes
An Australian plant with fuzzy spring flowers shaped like a kangaroo's foot
A group of Australian plants with woolly flowers on tall stems like kangaroo's paw
An Australian plant that flowers in spring and has clumps of red and green furry flowers
A grasslike plant from Australia that flowers in spring with clusters of woolly flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word kangaroo's-foot comes from Australia because the plant's long, fuzzy flowers look like a kangaroo foot, or 'paw'. That's why kangaroo's-foot names an Australian herb with woolly, paw-like flowers.
