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caragana
[ kar-uh-gey-nuh, -gah- ]
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caragana1
From New Latin, perhaps directly from Mongolian karaγana “Siberian pea tree,” from Turkic
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Example Sentences
Caragana frutex, formerly called Caragana frutescens, is a somewhat taller shrub and not quite so floriferous.
From Project Gutenberg
The most remarkable forms observed were Astragaline, of which several species, one a spinous Caragana, were abundant.
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