psoralea

/ səˈreɪlɪə /

noun

See breadroot
any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods See breadroot

C19: via New Latin from Greek psōraleos mangy, from psōra mange, an allusion to the glandular dots of the plant

He appears to have lived chiefly on the Indian-turnip (Psoralea esculenta).

During the day, I had occasionally remarked among the hills the psoralea esculenta, the bread root of the Indians.

Amorpha, with the same psoralea, and a dwarf species of lupinus, are the characteristic plants.

It is a new psoralea, and occurred frequently henceforward along our road.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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