hakea

[ hey-kee-uh, hah- ]

/ ˈheɪ ki ə, ˈhɑ- /

any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Hakea, native to Australia, having evergreen, pinnate leaves and clusters of variously colored flowers.

Origin of hakea

< New Latin (1798) named after Christian Ludwig von Hake (1745–1818), German horticulturist; see -a²

haka, hakafoth, hakapik, hakari, hake, hakea, hakenkreuz, hakham, hakim, hakka, hakluyt

A single specimen also exists of Grevillea (or Hakea) lorea, prodr.

Expedition into Central Australia |Charles Sturt
Here again the stone seems to be the centre of the common life of the hakea flower.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) |R.V. Russell
A new Hakea, with long thin terete leaves (different from H. lorea) and Grevillea chrysodendron, grew along the creek.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig Leichhardt
The chief genera are banksia (honeysuckle), and hakea (needle bush).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 |Various

This is the case, for example, in the Intichiuma of the Hakea flower among the Arunta.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim

hakea

/ (ˈhɑːkɪə, ˈheɪkɪə) /

any shrub or tree of the Australian genus Hakea, having a hard woody fruit and often yielding a useful wood: family Proteaceae

C19: New Latin, named after C. L. von Hake (died 1818), German botanist