sesbania

noun

ses·​ba·​nia

sesˈbānēə

1

capitalized : a small genus of chiefly tropical pinnate-leaved herbs, shrubs, or trees (family Leguminosae) usually having large showy pealike flowers see colorado river hemp

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Sesbania

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from French sesban + New Latin -ia

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