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Word of the Day – Clianthus

By January 15, 2020Word of the Day

Clianthus (noun)

klai-an-thus

An Australasian plant of the pea family, which bears drooping clusters of large scarlet flowers.

Modern Latin, apparently from Greek kleos, klei- ‘glory’ + anthos ‘flower’.

Example sentences

“The clianthus flowers danced in the breeze.”

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