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sesbania

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the plants of the genus Sesbania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant

Narrower terms: Colorado River hemp, Sesbania exaltata

History

Etymology

From the genus name.