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sesbania

noun
ses·ba·nia | \sesˈbānēə\

Definition of sesbania 

1 capitalized : a small genus of chiefly tropical pinnate-leaved herbs, shrubs, or trees (family Leguminosae) usually having large showy pealike flowers — see colorado river hemp

2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Sesbania

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History and Etymology for sesbania

New Latin, from French sesban + New Latin -ia

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