Kennedya

noun

Ken·​ne·​dya

kəˈnēdēə,

ˈkenəˌdēə

: a genus of Australian woody vines (family Leguminosae) bearing showy red or purplish flowers whose corolla has a long keel

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Lewis Kennedy †1818, English nurseryman

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