noun
genus of herbs of north temperate regions
• Syn: ↑genus Hedysarum
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae
• Member Meronyms: ↑sweet vetch, ↑Hedysarum boreale, ↑French honeysuckle, ↑sulla, ↑Hedysarum coronarium
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\\hēˈdisərəm\ noun1. capitalized : a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the north temperate zone and northern Africa with racemose flowers and flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints
Useful english dictionary. 2012.