3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: honeyflower \honeyflower\, honey flower \honey flower\n. 1. (Bot.) An erect bushy shrub ({Lambertia formosa}) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar. Syn: mountain devil, {Lambertia formosa}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub ({Protea mellifera}) whose flowers yield honey copiously. Syn: {Protea mellifera}. [WordNet 1.5] 3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: honey-flower n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honeyflower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia formosa}] 2: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: {honeyflower}, {Protea mellifera}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: honeyflower n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia formosa}] 2: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: {honey-flower}, {Protea mellifera}]
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