Chamaecrista

noun

genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia

• Syn: ↑genus Chamaecrista

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinioideae, ↑subfamily Caesalpinioideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑partridge pea, ↑sensitive pea, ↑wild sensitive plant, ↑Chamaecrista fasciculata, ↑Cassia fasciculata

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkristə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from chamae- + crista (from crista pavonis, literally, peacock's crest, the pre-Linnaean name of a certain plant of the family Leguminosae) — more at crest

in some classifications : a genus of herbs or low shrubs characterized by sensitive leaves and suddenly and forcibly dehiscing pods, now included in the genus Cassia