(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:00:45

Gym*noc"la*dus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + a branch.] Bot.

A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.

 

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