GYMNOCLADUS

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‖Gym‐noc″la‐dus (jĭm‐nŏ″lȧ‐dŭs), n. [[NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + κλάδοσ a branch.]] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.