Home › Words › D › desmodiumdesmodiumdesmodium means any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, desmodium ranks #23,627 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom the genus name.nounAny member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bundleflower 55% match — Any flowering plant of the genus Desmanthus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, introduced elsewhere. vs desmodium →lupin 55% match — Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. vs desmodium →aeschynomenoid 54% match — Any plant of the genus Aeschynomene. vs desmodium →epimedium 54% match — Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium. vs desmodium →deervetch 54% match — New World legumes in genera in tribe Loteae, family Fabaceae.; Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica. vs desmodium →cleome 53% match — Any flowering plant in the genus Cleome. vs desmodium →beggarweed 53% match — A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America. vs desmodium →dogbane 53% match — Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. vs desmodium →