SWAINSONA


Meaning of SWAINSONA in English

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

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