honeyflower n 1: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar [syn: {honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {mountain devil}, {Lambertia formosa}] 2: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: {honeyflower}, {honey-flower}, {Protea mellifera}]
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]