kerria

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kerē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ker•ri•a  (kerē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cf. jetbead.
  • Neo-Latin, named in honor of William Kerr (died 1814), English gardener, who collected plants in South Asia and the Far East; see -ia
  • 1815–25

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