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Definition of Cyamopsis psoraloides
1. Noun. Drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material.
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant
Group relationships: Cyamopsis, Genus Cyamopsis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyamopsis Psoraloides
Literary usage of Cyamopsis psoraloides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"... the Hindu god of riches. in 1828 and following years, contained mod» information
as to Indian fishes. Cyamopsis psoraloides. ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants: Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"Cyamopsis psoraloides, De Candolle. Southern Asia. The " Guar." This annual is
mentioned by Dr. Forbes Watson among the plants, which furnish throughout the ..."
3. Catalogue of the Economic Products of the Presidency of Bombay: Being a by George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1862)
"... arietinum" from its likeness to "a ram's head," and another, the "columbine"
Chick-pea, or " Pea of Venus." Cyamopsis psoraloides. DeC. linn. Syst. ..."