chamaecrista

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1. genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	rosid dicot genus,
definition	:	a genus of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	cassia fasciculata, chamaecrista fasciculata, partridge pea, sensitive pea, wild sensitive plant,
definition	:	tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	caesalpinioideae, subfamily caesalpinioideae,
definition	:	alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae (noun.plant)