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Piptadenia

noun

tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera

• Syn: ↑genus Piptadenia

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Mimosoideae, ↑subfamily Mimosoideae

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\\ˌpiptəˈdēnēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek piptein to fall + New Latin aden- + -ia; from the deciduous antheral glands — more at feather

: a large genus of tropical chiefly Brazilian shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) with twice-pinnate leaves, small spicate flowers, and flat pods — see cohoba

Useful english dictionary. 2012.