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Desmodium

Desmodium

See also: desmodium

Translingual

Desmodium triflorum

Proper noun

Desmodium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae ticktrefoils or beggarticks.

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Hyponyms

desmodium

desmodium

See also: Desmodium

English

Desmodium triflorum

Noun

desmodium (plural desmodiums)

  1. Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.

Hyponyms

  • (members of genus): tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers, beggar lice

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