Definitions
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- noun genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
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Examples
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We found trunks of desmanthus and mahogany which were scarcely charred two inches deep.
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As they are not acquainted with the use of ovens, they place twigs of desmanthus, cassia, and the arborescent capparis, around the pots, and bake them in the open air.
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We found trunks of desmanthus and mahogany which were scarcely charred two inches deep.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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As they are not acquainted with the use of ovens, they place twigs of desmanthus, cassia, and the arborescent capparis, around the pots, and bake them in the open air.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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[* The mimos of La Guayre; zamang being the Indian name for the genera mimosa, desmanthus, and acacia.
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The trunk of the zamang del Guayre, * (* The mimos of La Guayre; zamang being the Indian name for the genera mimosa, desmanthus, and acacia.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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