Psoralea

See also: psoralea

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψωραλέος (psōraléos, “scabby”), in reference to the plant's glands.

Proper noun

Psoralea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants including prairie turnip, babchi, and certain tumbleweeds, of southern and eastern Africa.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Psoraleeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Psoralea pinnata (fountain bush, scurfy pea, taylorina) - type species; Psoralea corylifolia, Psoralea esculenta - selected other species

References

Psoralea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psoralea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psoralea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Psoralea at Tropicos
Psoralea at The Plant List

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