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Hedysarum

noun

genus of herbs of north temperate regions

• Syn: ↑genus Hedysarum

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑sweet vetch, ↑Hedysarum boreale, ↑French honeysuckle, ↑sulla, ↑Hedysarum coronarium

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\\hēˈdisərəm\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hēdysaron goutweed, from hēdy- hedy- + saron broom

1. capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the north temperate zone and northern Africa with racemose flowers and flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints

2. -s : any plant of the genus Hedysarum

Useful english dictionary. 2012.