genus clianthus | (n) genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines |
desert pea | (n) sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia, Syn. Sturt's desert pea, Clianthus formosus, Sturt pea, Clianthus speciosus |
glory pea | (n) any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes, Syn. clianthus |
parrot's beak | (n) evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand, Syn. Clianthus puniceus, parrot's bill |