Definition of Gymnocladus dioica

1. Noun. Handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute.

Exact synonyms: Bonduc, Chicot, Kentucky Coffee Tree
Group relationships: Genus Gymnocladus, Gymnocladus
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnocladus Dioica

Gy
Gyandzhe
Gyanja
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia odoratissima
Gymnadeniopsis
Gymnamoebida
Gymnelis
Gymnelis viridis
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocarpium
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocladus dioica (current term)
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnomycota
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopilus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus validipes
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Gymnura

Literary usage of Gymnocladus dioica

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

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Gymnocladus dioica. IX1.-) large panicles, which terminate the branches of the same season : pods persistent through the winter. Rich woods, Cent. ..."

2. Michigan Trees: A Handbook of the Native and Most Important Introduced Species by Charles Herbert Otis (1913)
"Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioica, (£.) Koch. [Gymnocladus canadensis, Lam.] -HABIT.—A slender tree 50-75 feet high, with a trunk diameter of 2-3 feet; ..."

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