CLIANTHUS

Meaning of CLIANTHUS in English

[ klʌɪ'anθəs , klɪ- ]

■ noun an Australasian leguminous plant which bears drooping clusters of large scarlet flowers. [Genus Clianthus .]

Origin

mod. L., appar. from Gk kleos , klei- 'glory' + anthos 'flower'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CLIANTHUS — klīˈan(t)thəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from cli- (irregular from Greek kleos glory) + -anthus; akin to Greek klytos famous — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLIANTHUS — genus of flowering shrubs of the pea family (Fabaceae). Its two species, C. puniceus and C. formosus, are native to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLIANTHUS — n. any leguminous plant of the genus Clianthus, native to Australia and New Zealand, bearing drooping clusters of red pealike …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLIANTHUS — n. any leguminous plant of the genus Clianthus, native to Australia and New Zealand, bearing drooping clusters of red pealike …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLIANTHUS — n. any leguminous plant of the genus Clianthus, native to Australia and New Zealand, bearing drooping clusters of red pealike …
Oxford English vocab
STURT'S DESERT PEA — ˈstərts- noun also sturt pea Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: probably from the name Sturt : a glory pea ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARROT'S-BEAK — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or parrot's-bill ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; or parrotbeak ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ( plural parrot's-beaks or parrot's-bills or parrotbeaks ) Etymology: so called …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARROTBILL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : clianthus 2 2. a. : any of numerous thick-billed Asiatic songbirds of the genus Paradoxornis b. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KAKA BEAK — noun or kaka bill : an evergreen glory pea ( Clianthus puniceus ) that is a climbing shrub sometimes exceeding …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARROT'S-BILL — /par"euhts bil'/ , n. a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLORY-PEA — /glawr"ee pee', glohr"-/ , n. either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARROTBILL — 1) орнит. сутора (Paradoxornis); pl толстоклювые синицы, суторовые (Paradoxornithidae) 2) бот. клиантус (Clianthus) • - great parrotbill
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GLORY PEA — клиантус (Clianthus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PARROTBILL — 1) орнит. сутора ( Paradoxornis ) ; pl толстоклювые синицы, суторовые ( Paradoxornithidae ) 2) бот. клиантус ( Clianthus ) …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GLORY PEA — клиантус ( Clianthus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
КЛИАНТУС — (Clianthus) 1) бот. parrotbill 2) glory pea
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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