Genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs hoary peas

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n. (context botany English) Any of the genus (taxlink Tephrosia genus noshow=1) of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs.

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Tephrosia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae . The generic name is derived from the Greek word τεφρος ( tephros ), meaning "ash-colored," referring to the greyish tint given to the leaves by their dense trichomes . Hoarypea is a ...

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Tephrosia \Te*phro"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ash-colored, from ? ashes.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence ...