NOUN | plant | genus Gymnocladus, Gymnocladus | small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods |
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Meaning | small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods. | |
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Synonym | Gymnocladus | |
Member of | Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae | Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae |
Members | Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica | handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
Spanish | genus gymnocladus, gymnocladus | |
Catalan | genus gymnocladus, gymnocladus |
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