Definition of Stizolobium

1. Noun. Genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters.

Exact synonyms: Genus Mucuna, Genus Stizolobium
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Mucuna

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stizolobium

Stihl
Still's disease
Still's murmur
Still's murmurs
Stillson wrench
Stillsons
Stillwater
Stilton
Stilwell
Stinger
Stingers
Stink Face
Stirling
Stirling engine
Stizidae
Stizolobium (current term)
Stizolobium deeringiana
Stizostedion
Stizostedion vitreum
Stobie pole
Stobie poles
Stockholm
Stockholm effect
Stockholm syndrome
Stockholmer
Stockholmers
Stockport
Stockton
Stoddard
Stoddard solvent

Literary usage of Stizolobium

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

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1910)
"Pachyrhizus angulatus, similarity to Stizolobium capitatum Philippines, original specimens of Mucuna lyonii seed 't Pods, ..."

2. Breeding Crop Plants by Herbert Kendall Hayes, Ralph John Garber (1921)
"VELVET BEAN (Stizolobium) Origin.—Although little is known of the early history of the velvet bean it is thought that it is a native of India. ..."

3. Breeding Crop Plants by Herbert Kendall Hayes, Ralph John Garber (1921)
"I VELVET BEAN (Stizolobium) Origin.—Although little is known of the early history of the velvet bean it is thought that it is a native of India. ..."

4. Memoirs of the Medical Society of London.: Instituted in the Year 1773.. by Medical Society of London (1792)
"... Utility of Stizolobium in Worm Cafes. By RICHARD CHAMBERLAINE, Surgeon, of Jamaica, and CMS The hint of exhibiting gum guaiacum in ..."

5. Bulletin by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez (1916)
"Stizolobium CINEREUM. With other species 8. cinereum has been cultivated at the ... Stizolobium VELUTINUM. Two varieties of this species, one, SPI No. ..."

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