Anagyris Foetida (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Anagyris foetida is a Mediterranean plant whose seed pods resemble a few fingers extended from an open hand.
- Yellow flowers of Anagyris foetida clusters in a lateral axis that is curved towards the center of the shrub.
- Anagyris foetida, also known as Mediterranean stinkbush, is an evergreen shrub reaching up to 3 m in height.
- The genus of Anagyris foetida is part of Papilioinaceae family with the shape of its seed pods distinct among the Mediterranean flora.
- Crushed leaves of Anagyris foetida emit an unpleasant smell which it uses as defense mechanism against various herbivorous predators.