Definition of Telopea

1. Noun. Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Telopea

Telemachus
Telemann
Teleprompter
Telescopium
Teletext
Teletubbies
Teletubby
Telford
Tell el-Amarna
Tellima
Tellima affinis
Tellima grandiflora
Tellus
Teloogoo
Teloogoos
Telopea
Telopea Oreades
Telopea speciosissima
Telosporidia
Telugu
Temminck's tragopan
Temminck's tragopans
Temnospondyli
Tempe
Tempean
Temperance
Temperate Zone
Templar
Templars

Literary usage of Telopea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"telopea can probably be propagated by layering. telopea is a genus of 3 species, 2 Australian, 1 Tas- manian. Perianth irregular, the tube open early on the ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... telopea (Greek, seen at a distance, of fanciful application). ... but telopea is included in the list of "nomina conservanda accepted by the Vienna ..."

3. The American Flower Garden Directory: Containing Practical Directions for by Robert Buist (1839)
"It is now called telopea in allusion to the brilliant crimson flowers, which from their large size are seen at a great distance, and which render it one of ..."

4. American Flower Garden Directory by Robert Buist (1832)
"It is now called telopea in allusion to the brilliant crimson flowers, which from their great size are seen at a large distance, ..."

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