genus Leucaena


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Noun1.genus Leucaena - small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia
Leucaena
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
lead tree, Leucaena glauca, Leucaena leucocephala, white popinac - low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
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Condensed tannins in the genus Leucaena and their nutritional significance for ruminants.
Effect of inclusion of different levels of Leucaena silage on rumen microbial population and microbial protein synthesis in dairy steers fed on rice straw

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