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Dalea

noun

indigo bush

• Syn: ↑genus Dalea

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑smoke tree, ↑Dalea spinosa

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\\ˈdālēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, after Samuel Dale died 1739 English physician and botanist

1. capitalized : a genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Leguminosae) with pinnate leaves and spikes or heads of mostly purple flowers

2. -s : any plant of the genus Dalea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.