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Definition of Caesalpinia sepiaria
1. Noun. Spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers.
Group relationships: Caesalpinia, Genus Caesalpinia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesalpinia Sepiaria
Literary usage of Caesalpinia sepiaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Gardening for Bengal and Upper India by Thomas Augustus Charles Firminger (1874)
"Parkinsonia aculeata and caesalpinia sepiaria are shrubs armed with powerful
thorns, have small-leaved foliage, and, when kept closely clipped, ..."
2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"caesalpinia sepiaria. ZARZA DE CERCAS. Of shrubby growth; used for fences imi Cuba.
(Stahl, 3: 122.) Café. See Coffea arabica. Café do la India. ..."
3. Select Extra-tropical Plants: with indications of their native countries and by Ferdinand Von Mueller (1895)
"caesalpinia sepiaria, Roxburgh. Southern Asia, east to Japan. There often utilised
as a hedge- bush. It can advantageously be mixed for hedge-growth with ..."
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