HyperDic: sesbania_grandiflora

English > 1 sense of the expression Sesbania grandiflora:
NOUNplantSesbania grandiflora, scarlet wisteria tree, vegetable hummingbirda softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers
English > Sesbania grandiflora: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies.
Synonymsscarlet wisteria tree, vegetable hummingbird
Member ofgenus Sesbaniasmall genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

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