needlebush n 1: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia [syn: {needlebush}, {needle- bush}, {needle bush}, {Hakea lissosperma}]
needlebush \needlebush\ n. A shrub ({Hakea lissosperma}) of eastern Australia, with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers. Syn: needle bush, {Hakea lissosperma}. [WordNet 1.5]