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Definition of Genus senna
1. Noun. Genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caesalpinioideae, Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Member holonyms: Senna, Cassia Marilandica, Senna Marilandica, Wild Senna, Cassia Tora, Senna Obtusifolia, Sicklepod
Group relationships: Caesalpinioideae, Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Member holonyms: Senna, Cassia Marilandica, Senna Marilandica, Wild Senna, Cassia Tora, Senna Obtusifolia, Sicklepod
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Senna
Literary usage of Genus senna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"LINN^EAN SOCIETY. February 7, 1854.—Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair.
Read a " Notice on the Characters and Synonyms of the genus , Senna. ..."
2. Lehrbuch der Pharmakognosie des Pflanzenreiches: Naturgeschichte der by Friedrich August Flückiger (1867)
"... ist in der That das genus senna angenommen, während die Mehrzahl der Botaniker
nicht genügenden Grund zur Trennung erblickt. ..."