HyperDic: cyamopsis

English > 1 sense of the word Cyamopsis:
NOUNplantCyamopsis, genus Cyamopsissmall genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia
English > Cyamopsis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia.
Synonymgenus Cyamopsis
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
Membersguar, cluster bean, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, Cyamopsis psoraloidesdrought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishcyamopsis, genus cyamopsis
Catalancyamopsis, genus cyamopsis

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