genus senna

Noun
  1. Genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia (synset 112519433)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym:
    • senna - any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
    • cassia marilandica, senna marilandica, wild senna - North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
    • cassia tora, senna obtusifolia, sicklepod - cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
    belongs to: caesalpinioideae, subfamily caesalpinioideae - alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae

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