Example sentences from the Web for clianthus

On our return we saw that beautiful flower the Clianthus formosa, in splendid blossom on the plains.
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt
A profusion of the beautiful Sturt, or desert-pea, or Clianthus Dampierii, grew upon this flat.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles
The clianthus pea and the vetch pea they ate ravenously, and when they can get those they require very little water.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles
Dampier discovered a beautiful flower of the pea family known as the Clianthus Dampierii.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles

clianthus

/ (klɪˈænθəs) /

noun

any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowersSee also desert pea

Word Origin for clianthus

C19: New Latin, probably from Greek klei-, kleos glory + anthos flower

Words nearby clianthus

Cleves, clevis, clew, clew line, clew up, clianthus, Cliburn, cliché, clichéd, Clichy, click

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	clianthus
释义	Example sentences from the Web for clianthus On our return we saw that beautiful flower the Clianthus formosa, in splendid blossom on the plains. Expedition into Central Australia\|Charles Sturt A profusion of the beautiful Sturt, or desert-pea, or Clianthus Dampierii, grew upon this flat. Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration\|Ernest Giles The clianthus pea and the vetch pea they ate ravenously, and when they can get those they require very little water. Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration\|Ernest Giles Dampier discovered a beautiful flower of the pea family known as the Clianthus Dampierii. Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration\|Ernest Giles clianthus / (klɪˈænθəs) / noun any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowersSee also desert pea Word Origin for clianthus C19: New Latin, probably from Greek klei-, kleos glory + anthos flower Words nearby clianthus Cleves, clevis, clew, clew line, clew up, clianthus, Cliburn, cliché, clichéd, Clichy, click Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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