caragana

[ kar-uh-gey-nuh, -gah- ]

noun

1. any Asiatic tree or shrub of the genus Caragana, of the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and mostly yellow flowers, used as hedge plants in the United States, especially in cold regions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caragana¹

From New Latin, perhaps directly from Mongolian karaγana “Siberian pea tree,” from Turkic

Example Sentences

Caragana frutex, formerly called Caragana frutescens, is a somewhat taller shrub and not quite so floriferous.

From Project Gutenberg

At the foot of the mountains, the only place out of the valley where any vegetation is to be found, Asphodelus, radicibus luteis, foliis triangularibus, a fine plant coming into flower, Cytisus, Caragana, Narcissus?

From Project Gutenberg

Caragana all about, even at Kurzar in ravines; Primula abundant, also Swertiæ, generally all four plants are found at the Hajeeguk snow ravine, and may be found between this and Erak, with some interesting novelties. 

From Project Gutenberg

Caragana appears at about 10,000 feet, a Tamerioid of large stature in abundance, Asphodelus, not as I thought a Mesembryanthemum, but a beautiful and very distinct species; see Catalogue for other plants.

From Project Gutenberg

Dianthus, Saponaria, Lychnis inflata, oats common in fields, the common thistle, Urtica, Caragana abundant along the bed of the river, Papaver. 

From Project Gutenberg