lomandra

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noun

Any of various perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plants of the genus Lomandra, family Asparagaceae, largely native to Australia.

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mat rush
Origintaxonomic name Lomandra ← Ancient Greek λῶμα →
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Meanings

nounlomandra (countable and uncountable, plural lomandras)

plural lomandras

  1. countableuncountableAny of various perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plants of the genus Lomandra, family Asparagaceae, largely native to Australia.

    Synonyms: mat rush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various perennial, rushlike, herbaceous plants of the genus Lomandra, family Asparagaceae, largely native to Australia.

Similar
mat rush
Also see
mat rush

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνδρός“husband”
  2. Ancient Greekλῶμα“border, fringe”
  3. taxonomic nameLomandra
  4. Englishlomandra

Borrowed from taxonomic name Lomandra, from Ancient Greek λῶμα (lôma, “border, fringe”) + Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, “husband”), referring to the circular border of the anthers.

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Anagrams

Mondralamandorla
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APA

lomandra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lomandra

MLA

“lomandra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lomandra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lomandra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lomandra.

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