swainsona

noun

swain·​so·​na

swānˈsōnə

1

capitalized : a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of small variously colored flowers with orbicular standard and twisted wings

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Swainsona see darling pea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Isaac Swainson †1806 English gardener

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