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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ker•ri•a (ker′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cf. jetbead.
- Neo-Latin, named in honor of William Kerr (died 1814), English gardener, who collected plants in South Asia and the Far East; see -ia
- 1815–25
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