lysiloma
- n small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods
lysiloma bahamensis
- n a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
lysiloma latisiliqua
- n a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
lysiloma sabicu
- n West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value
lysimachia
- n loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive