Hardenbergia

Hardenbergia
noun
small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia
• Syn: ↑genus Hardenbergia
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

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\\ˌhärdənˈbərjēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Franziska von Hardenberg, 19th century Austrian noblewoman + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of Australian woody climbers (family Leguminosae) with small violet-blue flowers

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/hahr'dn berr"jee euh/
any vine or shrub belonging to the genus Hardenbergia, of the legume family, native to Australia, having evergreen foliage and long clusters of usually purplish flowers.
[ < NL (1837), after Franziska von Hardenberg, 19th century Austrian noblewoman; see -IA]

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  • Hardenbergia — Hardenbergia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hardenbergia — prop. n. A small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia. Syn: genus {Hardenbergia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hardenbergĭa — (H. Benth.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Papilionaceae Phaseoleae Kennedyeae; Arten: in Australien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hardenbergia —   Hardenbergia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hardenbergia — Taxobox name = Hardenbergia image width = 240px image caption = Hardenbergia comptoniana regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = tribus = genus = Hardenbergia genus authority …   Wikipedia

  • Hardenbergia — Hardenbergia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hardenbergia — /hahr dn berr jee euh/ any vine or shrub belonging to the genus Hardenbergia, of the legume family, native to Australia, having evergreen foliage and long clusters of usually purplish flowers. [ < NL (1837), after Franziska von Hardenberg, 19th… …   Universalium

  • Hardenbergia — ID 38751 Symbol Key HARDE Common Name N/A Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hardenbergia violacea — Hardenbergia violacea …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hardenbergia comptoniana — Hardenbergia comptoniana …   Wikipédia en Français

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