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Definition of Kerria
1. Noun. ''Kerria japonica'', the sole species in the genus ''Kerria'', a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kerria
1. a Chinese shrub [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kerria
Literary usage of Kerria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"... often injuring the bushes to such an extent that they die during the winter.
In one ornamental nursery observed by the writer the growing of kerria ..."
2. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"kerria Fig. 1 is a section through the flower, and Fig. ... A genus of only one
or two species of shrubs, native of China. kerria ..."
3. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers ; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1859)
"kerria Japonica, formerly Corchorus Japonica. — Japan Globe-flower.— This is an
elegant shrub, growing three or four feet high, producing a profusion of ..."
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