1. Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
   "Honeyeaters were attracted to the nectar-rich honeyflower";
   - honey-flower, mountain devil, Lambertia formosa
    
2. South African shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
   "Bees swarmed around the nectar-rich honeyflowers";
   - honey-flower, Protea repens
    
3. Any of several plants of the genus Melianthus, native to southern Africa, having pinnate leaves and reddish-brown flowers containing nectar
   "The honeyflower attracts many birds to the garden"

Derived forms: honeyflowers, honey-flowers

Type of: bush, protea, shrub

Part of: genus Lambertia, genus Protea, Lambertia

Encyclopedia: Honeyflower