correa

British  

/ ˈkɒrɪə, kəˈriːə /

noun

1. an Australian evergreen shrub of the genus Correa , with large showy tubular flowers

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Etymology

Origin of correa

C19: after Jose Francesco Correa da Serra (1750–1823), Portuguese botanist

Example Sentences

His horse's feet brushed through the delicate asplenium, the Venus'-hair of Australia; the sarsaparilla still hung in scant purple tufts on the golden wattle, and the scarlet correa lurked among the broken quartz.

From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry

Here also was seen the correa, with its stiff stem and prickly leaves, bearing a curious string of little delicate pendulous flowers, red, orange, and white, not unlike the fuchsia in form.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Here, also, we see the correa, with its stiff stem and prickly leaves, bearing a curious string of delicate, pendulous flowers, red, orange, and white, not unlike the fuchsia in form.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray