caragana

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/ˌkæɹəˈɡɑːnə//ˌkɑːɹəˈɡɑːnə/

noun

Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers

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pea tree
Origintranslingual Caragana ← Turkic ← Mongolic →
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Meanings

nouncaragana (plural caraganas)

plural caraganas

  1. Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod

Similar
pea tree
Broader
shrubbush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Mongolic
  2. Turkic
  3. translingualCaragana
  4. Englishcaragana

Borrowed from translingual Caragana, from a Turkic language, perhaps ultimately Mongolic. Compare Kazakh қараған (qarağan), Mongolian харгана (xargana). ]

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aracanga
Cite this entry
APA

caragana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caragana

MLA

“caragana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caragana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caragana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caragana.

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