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Daviesia

noun

genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods

• Syn: ↑genus Daviesia

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bitter pea

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\\dāˈvēzh(ē)ə, dəˈ-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hugh Davies died 1821 British botanist + New Latin -ia

: a large genus of Australasian shrubs (family Leguminosae) having small yellow or purple flowers succeeded by short triangular pods

Useful english dictionary. 2012.