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hardenbergia

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har⋅den⋅ber⋅gi⋅a

[hahr-dn-bur-jee-uh]
any vine or shrub belonging to the genus Hardenbergia, of the legume family, native to Australia, having evergreen foliage and long clusters of usually purplish flowers.

Origin:
< NL (1837), after Franziska von Hardenberg, 19th century Austrian noblewoman; see -ia
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hardenbergia

noun
small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia 
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