noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌkæɹəˈɡɑːnə/
/ˌkɑːɹəˈɡɑːnə/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pea tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: Siberian pea tree, Caragana arborescens, Chinese pea tree, Caragana sinica
History
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Caragana, from a Turkic language, perhaps ultimately Mongolic. Compare Kazakh қараған (qarağan), Mongolian харгана (xargana). ]