gymnocladus
NounSynonyms:
genus Gymnocladus
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy podsSynonyms: genus GymnocladusType of rosid dicot genusMember of Caesalpinioideae, subfamily CaesalpinioideaeMembers Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Gym·noc′la·dus (jĭm-nŏ′lȧ-dŭs), noun
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. γυμνός naked + κλάδος a branch.
Botany A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54