Desmanthus

noun

Des·​man·​thus

dezˈman(t)thəs

: a genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Leguminosae) with sensitive bipinnate leaves and small whitish flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek desmē bundle (from dein to bind) + New Latin -anthus

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