Centrosema

noun

Cen·​tro·​se·​ma

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kentron spur, sharp point + sēma sign

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