Meaning
Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Borrowed from translingual Caragana, from a Turkic language, perhaps ultimately Mongolic. Compare Kazakh қараған (qarağan), Mongolian харгана (xargana). ]
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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