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hakea

hakea noun: a shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.

hakea: a shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia
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Noun

hakea (plural hakeas)

  1. A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.
    • He […] knew that its beak must be powerful enough to crush a pine nut or hakea pod.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 299

Forms of hakea

pluralhakeas

Origin of hakea

From the genus name.

Words formed from hakea

Words that rhyme with hakea

Questions about hakea

What does hakea mean?
Hakea means a shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.
What part of speech is hakea?
Hakea is a noun.
What is the plural of hakea?
The plural of hakea is hakeas.

Words near hakea in the dictionary

  1. hakaw
  2. hakawati
  3. hakawatis
  4. hake
  5. hake's-dame
  6. hakea
  7. hakeas
  8. haked
  9. hakeds
  10. hakeem
  11. hakeems

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