'Gymnocladus' definitions:
Definition of 'Gymnocladus'
From: WordNet
noun
Small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods [syn: Gymnocladus, genus Gymnocladus]
Definition of 'Gymnocladus'
From: GCIDE
- Gymnocladus \Gym*noc"la*dus\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]"l[.a]*d[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + kla`dos a branch.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee. [1913 Webster]