sesbania
- noun
- /ˌsɛsˈbeɪniə/
- Specialized
- The large yellow flowers of sesbania attract many pollinators in the summer.
Examples
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The sesbania thrives in wet, marshy soils along riverbanks.
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Farmers often plant sesbania as a green manure crop to enrich the soil.
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The garden is filled with sesbania plants.
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Many sesbanias bloom beautifully in the summer.
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Farmers often plant sesbania as a green manure crop to enrich the soil.
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The sesbania thrives in wet, marshy soils along riverbanks.
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The large yellow flowers of sesbania attract many pollinators in the summer.
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall annual plant grown to improve soil and give strong fiber for rope
- Specialized
A tropical tree with loose clusters of red or pink flowers often grown for its edible flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sesbania comes from a local name for the plant that scientists later turned into a Latin 'plant name'. The ending -ia is a common plant-name ending, as in gardenia, so sesbania simply names this group of tropical, pea-like plants.
