Psoralea

See also: psoralea

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψωραλέος (psōraléos, “scabby”), in reference to the plant's glands.

Proper noun

Psoralea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants including prairie turnip, babchi, and certain tumbleweeds, of southern and eastern Africa.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae - subfamily; Psoraleeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Psoralea pinnata (fountain bush, scurfy pea, taylorina) - type species; Psoralea corylifolia, Psoralea esculenta - selected other species

References

• Psoralea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Psoralea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Psoralea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Psoralea at Tropicos
• Psoralea at The Plant List