Definitions
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous
Examples
“Deep-rooted shrubby legumes, such as gliricidia or leucaena, remain green well into the dry season and have high protein contents.”
“Vanilla in Uganda, pepper in Costa Rica and passionfruit in Sri Lanka all are commonly supported by gliricidia.”
“Leafless sticks 0. 5-2 m in length root with ease in almost any soil (Simmonds 1951), making gliricidia a favored tree for fences and boundaries that can be periodically lopped for firewood and animal feed.”
“Wide soil and climatic adaptability characterize gliricidia.”
“Filipino farmers traditionally have planted gliricidia to supply the fuelwood needed for curing tobacco.”
“A traditional African cropping system uses gliricidia as a support plant for yams and then as a fallow crop to rebuild soil fertility (Agboola et.al. 1982).”
“L. diversifolia produces a lighter shade than gliricidia.”
“Foliage of the tree legumes gliricidia, leucaena, and sesbania as a supplement to napier grass diets for growing goats.”
“Evaluations of gliricidia as animal feed for beef and dairy cattle, chickens, sheep and goats have shows promising results.”
“Filipinos seek old gliricidia stumps for orchid props.”
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