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- proper noun A taxonomic
subfamily within thefamily Fabaceae — many trees, shrubs and herbs, the flowers of which arepea -shaped.
Etymologies
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Faba (“obsolete genus of broad bean”) + -oideae
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Pultenaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae-Faboideae that are native to Australia.
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