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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of leguminous plants of the suborder Mimoseæ and the tribe Ingeæ, characterized by bipinnate leaves, usually a small number of stamens, and the valves of the flat, straight pod breaking away from the persistent sutures.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods

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