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noun
Any plant of two species of plants of genus Clianthus, with showy flowers, the glory pea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parrot's beak, Clianthus puniceus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glory pea, clianthus
History
From the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill.
