needlewood

needlewood
needlewood ee"dle*wood` n. A large bushy shrub ({Hakea leucoptera}) of central and eastern Australia, with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers.

Syn: needle wood, {Hakea leucoptera}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Needlewood — Xylosma (B) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • needlewood — /ˈnidlwʊd / (say needlwood) noun any species of Hakea with cylindrical, pungent, pointed leaves, especially H. leucoptera, a small tree of inland dry sandy ridges. Also, needlebush …  

  • needlewood — noun large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia • Syn: ↑needle wood, ↑needle wood, ↑Hakea leucoptera • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hakea leucoptera — needlewood ee dle*wood n. A large bushy shrub ({Hakea leucoptera}) of central and eastern Australia, with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers. Syn: needle wood, {Hakea leucoptera}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hakea leucoptera — needlewood ee dle*wood n. A large bushy shrub ({Hakea leucoptera}) of central and eastern Australia, with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers. Syn: needle wood, {Hakea leucoptera}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • needle wood — noun large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia • Syn: ↑needlewood, ↑needle wood, ↑Hakea leucoptera • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of Acacia species — Several cladistic analyses have shown that the genus Acacia is not monophyletic. While the subg. Acacia and subg. Phyllodineae are monophyletic, subg. Aculeiferum is not. This subgenus consists of three clades.Therefore, the following list of… …   Wikipedia

  • Damian Samuels — (born 7 December 1972 in Brighton, England) is an English film and television actor. He is most recognisable from his role as the invited band manager and selected victim in the infamous award winning music video of the single Where s Your Head… …   Wikipedia

  • needlebush — /ˈnidlbʊʃ/ (say needlboosh) noun → needlewood …  

  • genus Hakea — noun Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers • Syn: ↑Hakea • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Proteaceae, ↑family Proteaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”