allamanda

[ al-uh-man-duh ]

noun

1. any of several tropical American shrubs or woody vines belonging to the genus Allamanda, of the dogbane family, having showy yellow or purple flowers, and often used for ornamental plantings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of allamanda¹

1790–1800; < New Latin, named after Jean-Nicolas-Sébastien Allamand (1713–87), Swiss naturalist; -a ²

Example Sentences

He had slid the allamanda off his finger and was examining its yellow petals.

From Literature

A forest tree wreathed with golden allamandas, when seen for the first time, is a new and never-to-be-forgotten revelation of beauty, forming a towering mass of bloom.

From Project Gutenberg

The two words "Roman Catholicism" uttered aloud in the quiet June sunlight gave him the sensation of an allamanda or of a gardenia blossoming in an apple-tree.

From Project Gutenberg

I laughed because the allamanda flowers were so yellow.

From Literature

The allamanda bushes bordering the garden bloomed heavily with yellow, cylindrical flowers.

From Literature