1. Any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
   "The clianthus, with its unusual claw-like flowers, was a prized plant in the native garden";
   - glory pea

Derived forms: clianthuses

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Clianthus

Encyclopedia: Clianthus