Aeschynomene
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἰσχυνομένη (aiskhunoménē, “sensitive plant”), from αἰσχύνη (aiskhúnē, “ugly or causing shame”) + μένος (ménos, “mind”).
Proper noun
Aeschynomene f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – jointvetches.
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; Dalbergieae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aeschynomene aspera (shola, sola, sola pith plant, laugauni) – type species
Further reading
Aeschynomene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aeschynomene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Aeschynomene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
