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Definition of Desmodium
1. Noun. Beggarweed; tick trefoil.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Beggar Lice, Beggar's Lice, Tick Trefoil
Definition of Desmodium
1. Noun. Any member of the genus ''Desmodium'' of the flowering plant family ''Fabaceae'', containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desmodium
Literary usage of Desmodium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Researches on Irritability of Plants by Jagadis Chandra Bose (1913)
"Action of light in renewing pulsation of desmodium . . 307 151. Response of
desmodium leaflet, originally in a state of standstill 308 152. ..."
2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"desmodium Canadense DC. Hubbardston, and probably father N.; Flint; ...
desmodium Illinoense A. Gray. University campus, Ann Arbor; White Pigeon, WJB; SW, ..."
3. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1830)
"( ) desmodium DUBIUM. DOUBTFUL desmodium. ... desmodium dubium. Lindl. in Bot.
Reg. t. 967. desmodium* dubium; foliis ..."
4. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"desmodium Canadense DC. Hubbardston, and probably father N.; Flint; Ann Arbor,
... desmodium Dillenii Darlington. Oak woods. Hubbardston; Flint; Macomb Co.; ..."
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