kerria

[ ker-ee-uh ]

noun

1. a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kerria¹

First recorded in 1815–25; from New Latin, named in honor of William Kerr (died 1814), English gardener, who collected plants in South and East Asia ; -ia

Example Sentences

Upon the wall by the vinery a Corchorus (Kerria) japonica is laden with wreaths of golden blossom.

From Project Gutenberg

The only genera in this tribe which contain well-known plants are Spira and Kerria.

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It has very clean white flowers, and from appearances looks as though a cross with Kerria might be successful.

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