Swainsona

Swainsona
noun
a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas
Syn: ↑genus Swainsona
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
Member Meronyms: ↑darling pea, ↑poison bush

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\\swānˈsōnə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Isaac Swainson died 1806 English gardener
1. capitalized : a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of small variously colored flowers with orbicular standard and twisted wings
2. -s : any plant of the genus Swainsona — see darling pea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Swainsona — ? Свайнсона Свайнсона прекрасная (Swainsona formosa) Научная классификация Царство: Растения …   Википедия

  • Swainsona — Swainsona …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona formosa — Swainsona formosa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona formosa — Swai …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona formosa — Sturt s Desert Pea Sturt s Desert Pea, at Melbourne Zoo Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Swainsona galegifolia — Taxobox name = Smooth darling pea image width = 240px image caption = Smooth darling pea, Swainsona galegifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Swainsona grandiflora — noun shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers • Syn: ↑hairy darling pea, ↑Swainsona greyana • Hypernyms: ↑darling pea, ↑poison bush …   Useful english dictionary

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