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Hakea

noun
Ha·kea | \ˈhäkēə, ˈhāk-\

Definition of Hakea 

: a genus of Australian shrubs and small trees (family Proteaceae) having evergreen often spiny leaves and showy flowers in dense clusters — see cushionflower

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History and Etymology for Hakea

New Latin, after C. L. von Hake †1818 German horticulturist

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