clianthus
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| See also desert pea any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers | |
| [C19: New Latin, probably from Greek klei-, kleos glory + anthos flower] | |
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| clianthus | |
noun | |
| any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes [syn: glory pea] |
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