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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A tribe of leguminous plants, typified by the genus Lotus, distinguished by their pinnate five-to many-foliate leaves with entire leaflets, and capitate, umbellate, or rarely solitary flowers. The tribe embraces 8 genera of herbs or suffrutescent plants.

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