Definition of allamanda in English:
allamanda
noun ˌaləˈmandəˌaləˈmandə
Any of a number of tropical shrubs or climbers which bear showy yellow or purple flowers.
Several species, particularly in the genus Allamanda (family Apocynaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
- Yellow allamanda has a white milky sap in all parts, which oozes out as soon as it is broken.
- Plumerias are native to tropical America and related to mandevillas, allamandas and oleanders.
- The trellis above the rooms was laden with pink and yellow allamandas and bougainvillea.
- You'll delight in the colors and fragrances of the climbing white stephanotis vine, yellow allamander and oleander.
- She has divided her own garden into ‘rooms’ separated by borders of shrubs - mussaenda with pink and red blooms, allamandas in a whole range of colours and the white balls of spirea, or bridal wreath - all in the shade of huge trees.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after Jean-Nicholas-Sébastien Allamand (1713–87), Swiss naturalist.