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DESMANTHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
Synonyms:
Desmanthus; genus Desmanthus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Desmanthus" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Desmanthus"):
Desmanthus ilinoensis; prairie mimosa; prickle-weed (perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers)
Holonyms ("Desmanthus" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)