Definition of Centrosema

1. Noun. A genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers.

Exact synonyms: Genus Centrosema
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Butterfly Pea, Centrosema Virginianum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centrosema

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Centriscidae
Centrocercus
Centrocercus urophasianus
Centrocestus
Centrolobium
Centrolobium robustum
Centropistes striata
Centropomidae
Centropomus
Centropristis
Centropristis philadelphica
Centropus
Centropus phasianinus
Centropus sinensis
Centrosema
Centrosema virginianum
Centruroides
Centum
Centunculus
Cephaelis
Cephalanthera
Cephalanthera rubra
Cephalaspida
Cephalobidae
Cephalochordata
Cephalomyia
Cephalonia
Cephalonian

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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