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kerria

[ ker-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kerria1

First recorded in 1815–25; from New Latin, named in honor of William Kerr (died 1814), English gardener, who collected plants in South and East Asia ; -ia

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