HyperDic: genus_centrosema

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Centrosema:
NOUNplantgenus Centrosema, Centrosemaa genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
English > genus Centrosema: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers.
SynonymCentrosema
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
Membersbutterfly pea, Centrosema virginianumlarge-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishcentrosema, genus centrosema
Catalancentrosema, genus centrosema

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