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    GENUS CHAMAECRISTA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassiaplay

    Synonyms:

    Chamaecrista; genus Chamaecrista

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Chamaecrista" is a kind of...):

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Chamaecrista"):

    Cassia fasciculata; Chamaecrista fasciculata; partridge pea; sensitive pea; wild sensitive plant (tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia)

    Holonyms ("genus Chamaecrista" is a member of...):

    Caesalpinioideae; subfamily Caesalpinioideae (alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae)

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