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Centrosema

noun

a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers

• Syn: ↑genus Centrosema

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑butterfly pea, ↑Centrosema virginianum

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈsēmə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kentron spur, sharp point + sēma sign — more at semantics

: a genus of chiefly tropical American vines (family Leguminosae) having trifoliate leaves and large lilac or white flowers and including the butterfly pea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.