1. genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers; [syn: Lonchocarpus, genus Lonchocarpus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Lonchocarpus
n 1: genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having
pinnate leaves and red or white flowers [syn:
Lonchocarpus, genus Lonchocarpus]