HyperDic: leucaena

English > 1 sense of the word Leucaena:
NOUNplantLeucaena, genus Leucaenasmall genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia
English > Leucaena: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia.
Synonymgenus Leucaena
Member ofMimosoideae, subfamily MimosoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
Memberslead tree, white popinac, Leucaena glauca, Leucaena leucocephalaLow scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus leucaena, leucaena
Catalangenus leucaena, leucaena

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