Definition of "gliricidia" [gliricidia]

• Any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Deep-rooted shrubby legumes, such as gliricidia or leucaena, remain green well into the dry season and have high protein contents."
• "Vanilla in Uganda, pepper in Costa Rica and passionfruit in Sri Lanka all are commonly supported by gliricidia."
• "Leafless sticks 0. 5-2 m in length root with ease in almost any soil (Simmonds 1951), making gliricidia a favored tree for fences and boundaries that can be periodically lopped for firewood and animal feed."