needle bush

English

Hakea lissosperma, leaves, flowers, and fruit (purple)

Noun

needle bush (plural needle bushes)

  1. Any of certain shrubs with needle-like leaves.
    1. Of species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents.
    2. Of genus Hakea, especially of species Hakea lissosperma and Hakea preissii, native to Australia.

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