clianthus

Definitions of clianthus

1. noun

   any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
   synonyms: glory pea

   types:

   Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus, Sturt pea, Sturt's desert pea, desert pea

   sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia

   Clianthus puniceus, parrot's beak, parrot's bill

   evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems