clianthusn.
/klʌɪˈanθəs/, /klɪˈanθəs/, U.S. /kliˈænθəs/ Botany.
An Australasian shrub belonging to the leguminous genus of that name, bearing handsome flowers in racemes.
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1841 J. W. Loudon Ladies' Compan. to Flower Garden 56/1 Clianthus.., the crimson Glory Pea, is a magnificent half-hardy shrub, with bright crimson flowers, a native of New Zealand.
1853 J. D. Hooker Bot. Antarctic Voy. II. p. xxxi Of Clianthus..there are but two known species, one in Australia, and the other in New Zealand and Norfolk Island.
1909 Daily Chron. 15 Apr. 7/2 The verbena and the clianthus grow rankly in the mild air.
1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 3 May 20/4 The beautiful Sturt pea..now more popularly known as the clianthus.
1961 Amateur Gardening 7 Oct. (Suppl.) 12/3 To graft clianthus seedlings on to seedlings of Colutea arborescens.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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