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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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Origin and Etymology of sesbania
New Latin, from French sesban + New Latin -ia
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