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Kennedya

Kennedya

9.9
A climbing plant from Australia with bright red or purple flowers like peas
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : Kennedya
  • The Kennedya vines thrived in the Australian botanical garden, adding a splash of red among the greenery.

Examples

  • Several species of Kennedya are cultivated for their attractive, brightly colored flowers.

  • Botanists documented a new type of Kennedya growing wild in Western Australia.

  • Look at the Kennedya!

  • The Kennedya plant thrives in warm climates.

  • Several species of Kennedya are cultivated for their attractive, brightly colored flowers.

  • Botanists documented a new type of Kennedya growing wild in Western Australia.

  • The Kennedya vines thrived in the Australian botanical garden, adding a splash of red among the greenery.

Synonyms

Kennedia
vsKennedya
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of Australian climbing plants with bright red or purple pea-like flowers

has the same botanical meaning but uses a different spelling form

Surface Forms

Kennedya singular
Kennedyas plural

Etymology

Kennedya is a plant name made from the surname Kennedy plus the name-ending -a that people use to make names for a 'group of plants', and it honors a person called 'Kennedy', which is why the name refers to that group of Australian vines with bright, showy flowers.