waratah

/ ˈwɒrətɑː; ˌwɒrəˈtɑː /

noun

1. a proteaceous shrub, Telopea speciosissima, the floral emblem of New South Wales, having dark green leaves and large clusters of crimson flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of waratah¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

The winning Trailfinders Australian Garden, designed by Phil Johnson, features a pine and aluminium studio made in the shape of the Australian national flower, the waratah.

From BBC

There is in his work lack of wattle-bloom and waratah, rollicking rhyme and galloping jingle. 

From Project Gutenberg

The memory of many residents runs back to the time when the waratah and the Christmas-bush, the native rose and fuchsia, grew where thickly-peopled suburbs now exist.

From Project Gutenberg

That is exciting enough to take attention away even from the oysters, for the waratah, the handsomest wildflower of the world, is becoming rare around the cities.

From Project Gutenberg

Hugh gave a peremptory whistle and the boy looked over his shoulder, then responded to the beckon by bringing his horse sharply round and cantering briskly across to the waratahs.

From Project Gutenberg