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DALEA SPINOSA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
Synonyms:
Dalea spinosa; smoke tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dalea spinosa" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Dalea spinosa" is a member of...):
Dalea; genus Dalea (indigo bush)