n. any one of a number of shrubs of the genus Caragana, the Siberian pea, used widely in hedges on the prairies as a windbreak.
- 1894  The Caragana arborescens, or Siberian pea tree, which can be readily grown from seed, also makes a very good hedge.
- 1958  Caragana . . . is famous for stopping snow from blowing. . . .
- 1963  There was simply nothing to do but sprawl in the . . . shade . . . eat clover heads and caragana flowers.