Definition of Lysiloma

1. Noun. Small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Lysiloma

Lyrids
Lyrurus
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi
Lyrurus tetrix
Lys
Lysander
Lysenko
Lysenkoism
Lysenkoist
Lysenkoists
Lysenkoite
Lysenkoites
Lysichiton
Lysichiton americanum
Lysichitum
Lysiloma
Lysiloma bahamensis
Lysiloma latisiliqua
Lysiloma sabicu
Lysimachia
Lysimachia ciliatum
Lysimachia clethroides Duby
Lysimachia nemorum
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia quadrifolia
Lysimachia terrestris
Lysimachia vulgaris
Lysimachus
Lysippus
Lysol

Literary usage of Lysiloma

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

1. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"1 found that the chief bark used was the palo bianco (lysiloma Candida), ... The specimens brought back are: KB No. 109. Hark of lysiloma Candida ..."

2. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"lysiloma with about ten species inhabits tropical ... 1. lysiloma Bahamensis, Benth. 'Wild Tamarind. (lysiloma ..."

3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1907)
"Nos. 282 and 657 were shrubs, 1.5—2 m. in height. lysiloma ... lysiloma BAHAMENSIS Benth. "Wild tamarind." New Providence, Feb. (309). Same as Wright 3542. ..."

4. The Bahama Islands by George Burbank Shattuck, Geographical Society of Baltimore (1905)
"Gregory Town, Eleuthera. A common weed in old fields. lysiloma ... Mangrove Cay, Andros; Cat Island; Long Island. lysiloma paucifolia (DC.) AS Hitch. ..."

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