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Definition of Leucaena
1. Noun. Small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Mimosoideae, Subfamily Mimosoideae
Member holonyms: Lead Tree, Leucaena Glauca, Leucaena Leucocephala, White Popinac
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leucaena
Literary usage of Leucaena
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"... leucaena Forsteri, Mussaenda frondosa, Luffa insularum.—-Summary. MAN AND THE
SEED MAN in his distribution in the islands of the Pacific reproduces in a ..."
2. Hawaii Integrated Biofuels Research Program: Final Report by Patrick K. Takahashi (1995)
"Psyllid-Tolerant Highland leucaena Yields. leucaena Research Reports 9:11-13.
Glover, N. 1988. Evaluation of leucaena Species for Psyllid Resistance. ..."
3. Partnerships for Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management: Fifth Mexico/U. S edited by Celedonio Aguirre-Bravo, Avelino B. Villa-Salas (1996)
"A ambos lados de los bordes ya una distancia de un metro se plantó leucaena con
miras a protegerlos, fijar nitrógeno y producir forraje. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Session on Tropical Forestry for People of the Pacific edited by C. Eugene Conrad, Leonard A. Newell (1994)
"Philippine institutions are also testing a variety of multi-purpose trees (mpts)
for fuelwood production; leucaena leucocephala and Paraserianthes/aleatoria ..."
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