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ker·ria (ker′ē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Kerria) of Chinese plants of the rose family, esp. an ornamental species (K. japonica) with slender, green twigs and bright yellow, often double flowers

Etymology: ModL, after Wm. Kerr, Brit botanist (died 1814)

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