sesbania

Definitions of sesbania

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers
   types:

   Colorado River hemp, Sesbania exaltata

   tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage

   type of:

   legume, leguminous plant

   an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae