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kerria

kerria noun: a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers, of species Kerria japonica, sole species in the genus Kerria.

kerria: a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers, of species Kerria japonica, sole species in...
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Noun

kerria (plural kerrias)

  1. A deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers, of species Kerria japonica, sole species in the genus Kerria.

Forms of kerria

pluralkerrias

Origin of kerria

From the genus name.

Questions about kerria

What does kerria mean?
Kerria means a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers, of species Kerria japonica, sole species in the genus Kerria.
What part of speech is kerria?
Kerria is a noun.
What is the plural of kerria?
The plural of kerria is kerrias.

Words near kerria in the dictionary

  1. kerrang
  2. kerranged
  3. kerranging
  4. kerrangs
  5. Kerri
  6. kerria
  7. kerrias
  8. Kerrick
  9. Kerricks
  10. Kerridge
  11. Kerridges

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