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Tephrosia

noun

genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas

• Syn: ↑genus Tephrosia

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑hoary pea

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\\tə̇ˈfrōzh(ē)ə, teˈf-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tephros ash gray, from tephra ashes; from the appearance of its foliage — more at day

: a genus of herbs or undershrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves, white or purplish flowers, and flat legumes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.