kangaroo paw kan·ga·roo·paw uncommon noun 1. sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia Synonymskangaroo pawkangaroo's-footkangaroo-foot plantAustralian sword lilyAnigozanthus manglesii Related words Broader terms herb Parts Anigozanthus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.