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psoralea
/ səˈreɪlɪə /
noun
- any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods See breadroot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psoralea1
C19: via New Latin from Greek psōraleos mangy, from psōra mange, an allusion to the glandular dots of the plant
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Example Sentences
He appears to have lived chiefly on the Indian-turnip (Psoralea esculenta).
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During the day, I had occasionally remarked among the hills the psoralea esculenta, the bread root of the Indians.
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Amorpha, with the same psoralea, and a dwarf species of lupinus, are the characteristic plants.
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It is a new psoralea, and occurred frequently henceforward along our road.
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