Meanings
nouncalliandra (uncountable)
- uncountableA flowering plant of the genus Calliandra.
I have inter-planted calliandra with potato vines.
2017 July 28, “Letters to the Editor: How to feed a lactating dairy cow and grow canola”, in Daily Nation1 more example
After cutting, calliandra sprouts so readily that it has been called the plant that begs to be cut.
1998, Agriculture & Industry Survey, volume 8, page 40
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