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Definition of Centrosema
1. Noun. A genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Butterfly Pea, Centrosema Virginianum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centrosema
Literary usage of Centrosema
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cover Crops in West Africa: Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture by Daniel Buckles (1998)
"Centrosema pascuorum establishes well but soon disappears from a pasture.
Centrosema brasilianum and C. pubescens establish slowly but stay green in the dry ..."
2. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"288), and Centrosema Plumieri. Dolichos falcatus differs in having oval, fleshy
cotyledons; Erythrina monosperma in having oblong, fleshy, and slightly ..."
3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"[Centrosema Benth. Ann. Mus. Wien, 2: 117(1838).] 2395. ... Pl. 164 (1891).
Clitoria Virginiana L. Sp. Pl. 753 (1753). Centrosema ..."
4. The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1881)
"... and the leaves of a Centrosema from Brazil both sink vertically down at night.
In the latter plant the petiole at the same time rose 16i°. ..."
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