Definition of Genus Leucaena

1. Noun. Small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia.

Exact synonyms: Leucaena
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Mimosoideae, Subfamily Mimosoideae
Member holonyms: Lead Tree, Leucaena Glauca, Leucaena Leucocephala, White Popinac

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Leucaena

genus Lepisma
genus Lepisosteus
genus Lepomis
genus Leptarrhena
genus Leptinotarsa
genus Leptodactylus
genus Leptoglossus
genus Leptopteris
genus Leptoptilus
genus Leptospira
genus Leptotyphlops
genus Lepus
genus Lespedeza
genus Lesquerella
genus Leucadendron
genus Leucaena (current term)
genus Leucanthemum
genus Leuciscus
genus Leucocytozoan
genus Leucocytozoon
genus Leucogenes
genus Leucothoe
genus Levisticum
genus Lewisia
genus Leycesteria
genus Leymus
genus Liatris
genus Libocedrus
genus Lichanura
genus Ligularia

Literary usage of Genus Leucaena

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

1. Hawaii Integrated Biofuels Research Program: Final Report by Patrick K. Takahashi (1995)
"BREEDING RESEARCH FOR NITROGEN-FIXING TREES During 1988 production of new interspecific hybrids continued at Waimanalo for the genus Leucaena. ..."

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