Gravilea

/ɡrəˈvɪliə/ noun

Definition

A genus of evergreen shrubs native to Australia, widely cultivated for their colorful, needle-like flowers and ornamental foliage.

Etymology

Named after Charles Graves, an Irish botanist and clergyman, with the Latinized suffix '-ea' making it a scientific genus name. The plant was identified and classified in the 18th century.

Kelly Says

Grevillea flowers are so unusual that they look more like alien spaceships than plants—their shape evolved to fit perfectly into the beaks of Australian birds like honeyeaters, making them nature's puzzle pieces.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግራቪሊያ
gra-vee-li-ya
ARالعربية
غرافيليا
ghrāfīliyā
BNবাংলা
গ্রাভিলিয়া
gra-vee-li-ya
CACatalà
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
CSČeština
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
DADansk
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
DEDeutsch
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
ELΕλληνικά
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
ESEspañol
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
FAفارسی
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
FISuomi
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
FRFrançais
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
GUGU
ગ્રાવીલિયા
gra-vee-li-ya
HAHA
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
HEעברית
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
HIहिन्दी
ग्रैविलिया
gra-ee-vil-ee-ya
HUMagyar
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
IDBahasa Indonesia
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
IGIG
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
ITItaliano
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
JA日本語
グラヴィレア
gura-vīrea
KKKK
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
KMKM
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
KO한국어
그라비레아
geu-ra-bi-re-a
MRMR
ग्रॅविलिया
gra-vee-li-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
MYမြန်မာ
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
NLNederlands
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
NONorsk
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
PAPA
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
PLPolski
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
PTPortuguês
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
RORomână
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
RUРусский
гравилея
gra-vee-le-ya
SVSvenska
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
SWKiswahili
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
TAதமிழ்
கிராவிளியா
kira-vee-li-ya
TEతెలుగు
గ్రావిలీయా
gra-vee-li-ya
THไทย
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
TLTL
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
TRTürkçe
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
UKУкраїнська
гравілеа
gra-vee-lea
URاردو
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
VITiếng Việt
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
YOYO
gravilea
gra-vee-lea
ZH中文
格拉维里亚
gé lā wēi lì yà
ZUZU
gravilea
gra-vee-lea

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