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SESBANIA EXALTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sesbania exaltata mean?
• SESBANIA EXALTATA (noun)
The noun SESBANIA EXALTATA has 1 sense:
1. tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage
Familiarity information: SESBANIA EXALTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Colorado River hemp; Sesbania exaltata
Hypernyms ("Sesbania exaltata" is a kind of...):
sesbania (any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers)
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