Lexic.us

Definition of Gymnocladus

1. Noun. Small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods.

Definition of Gymnocladus

1. n. A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.

Medical Definition of Gymnocladus

1. A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Gymnos naked + a branch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Gymnocladus Pictures

Click any thumbnail below to go to the full-sized version of that picture or photo:

Loading...

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnocladus

gymnasts Gymnelis Gymnelis viridis gymnic gymnite Gymnoascaceae gymnoblastea gymnoblastic Gymnocalycium Gymnocarpium

Gymnocarpium dryopteris Gymnocarpium robertianum gymnocarpous gymnochroa gymnocladus (current term) Gymnocladus Gymnocladus dioica gymnocopa gymnocytode gymnodont

gymnogen gymnoglossa Gymnogyps Gymnogyps californianus gymnolaemata Gymnomycota gymnonoti gymnopaedic gymnophiona Gymnophiona

Literary usage of Gymnocladus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"Torrey and Gray, Flora. genus gymnocladus comprises but one species, ... The gymnocladus is nearly allied to the Tamarindus indica, a large, beautiful, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"gymnocladus was found to affect sensibility, and afterward motility. ... gymnocladus slows the heart by stimulating the vagus, thus increasing inhibition; ..."

3. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1876)
"gymnocladus Canadensis, Linn. Preparation, Tincture of the fresh pulp in the pods around the seeds. Authorities. Provings collected by Dr. C. Hering, ..."

4. Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica: Comprising the Characteristic by William Boericke, Oscar E. Boericke (1906)
"... gymnocladus. (American Coffee-Tree.) Sore throat, dark livid redness of fauces, ... gymnocladus."

5. Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics of the New Remedies by Edwin Moses Hale (1880)
"This ought not to be so, and I hope if such epidemics ever appear again the gymnocladus will be found highly useful. If this should prove to be the case, ..."

Other Resources Relating to: Gymnocladus