gymnocladus

WORDNET DICTIONARY

gymnocladus(n = noun.plant) genus gymnocladus - small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods;

is a kind of rosid dicot genus

is a member of caesalpinioideae, subfamily caesalpinioideae

gymnocladus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + kla`dos a branch.].

A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee. [1913 Webster]