hardenbergia

[ hahr-dn-bur-jee-uh ]

1. any vine or shrub belonging to the genus Hardenbergia, of the legume family, native to Australia, having evergreen foliage and long clusters of usually purplish flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardenbergia¹

< New Latin (1837), after Franziska von Hardenberg, 19th century Austrian noblewoman; -ia