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Lysiloma

noun

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

• Syn: ↑genus Lysiloma

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Mimosoideae, ↑subfamily Mimosoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑wild tamarind, ↑Lysiloma latisiliqua, ↑Lysiloma bahamensis, ↑sabicu, ↑Lysiloma sabicu

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\\ˌlīsəˈlōmə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from lys- + Greek lōma border, fringe; from the fact that in ripening the sides of the pod are loosened; akin to Latin lorum strap — more at lore

: a small genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) with pinnate leaves, few stamens, and a flat straight pod — see sabicu

Useful english dictionary. 2012.