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Meaning of GYMNOCLADUS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
 

GYMNOCLADUS is a 11 letter word that starts with G.

 

 Synonyms: genus Gymnocladus
 
 See Also: bonduc, Caesalpinioideae, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky coffee tree, rosid dicot genus, subfamily Caesalpinioideae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gym*noc"la*dus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked +
kla`dos a branch.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The
leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.
 

 

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