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Small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
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gymnocladus
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gymnocladus \Gym*noc"la*dus\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]"l[.a]*d[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + kla`dos a branch.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.
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Gymnocladus ( Neo-Latin , from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos , naked + κλάδος, klados , branch) is a small genus of leguminous trees . The common name coffeetree is used for this genus. There are three species: Gymnocladus burmanicus Gymnocladus chinensis - soap ...