kerria

[ ker-ee-uh ]

noun

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

Origin of kerria

¹

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 ; see -ia

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How to use kerria in a sentence

Upon the wall by the vinery a Corchorus (kerria) japonica is laden with wreaths of golden blossom.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
The only genera in this tribe which contain well-known plants are Spira and kerria.
Botany for Ladies | Jane Loudon
It has very clean white flowers, and from appearances looks as though a cross with kerria might be successful.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas Cook

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