English Explanatory Dictionary

Sturt's desert pea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wildflower endemic to Australia, Swainsona formosa, known for its distinctive blood-red leaflike flowers, each with a bulbous black centre.

Word forms

Sturt's desert pea Sturt's desert peas

Etymology

Named after Charles Sturt (1795–1869), British officer and explorer, who recorded seeing large quantities of the flowers while exploring central Australia in 1844.

Related words

Sturt's desert rose
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