» genus centrosema
Noun (1 meaning)
1. a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers.
genus centrosema is a type of:
- rosid dicot genus (noun) - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
genus centrosema is a member of:
- Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae (noun) - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
members of genus centrosema:
- butterfly pea, Centrosema virginianum (noun) - large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers