HyperDic: genus_chamaecrista

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Chamaecrista:
NOUNplantgenus Chamaecrista, Chamaecristagenus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods
English > genus Chamaecrista: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia.
SynonymChamaecrista
Member ofCaesalpinioideae, subfamily CaesalpinioideaeAlternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
Memberspartridge pea, sensitive pea, wild sensitive plant, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Cassia fasciculataTropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishchamaecrista, genus chamaecrista
Catalanchamaecrista, genus chamaecrista

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