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noun
Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
beggarweed; tick trefoil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Desmodium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
History
From the genus name.
