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grevillea

Syllabification: (gre·vil·le·a)
Pronunciation: /griˈvilēə/
Definition of grevillea

noun

  • an evergreen tree or shrub bearing conspicuous flowers that lack petals, most kinds of which are native to Australia.
    • Genus Grevillea, family Proteaceae

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Charles F. Greville (1749–1809), Scottish horticulturalist

grevillea in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of grevillea in the British & World English dictionary