genus desmanthus

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   genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers

   SynonymsDesmanthus

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofPapilionoideae

Questions about genus desmanthus

What does genus desmanthus mean?

genus desmanthus means "genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers".

What is another word for genus desmanthus?

Close synonyms include Desmanthus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus desmanthus a common word?

genus desmanthus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.