baptisia(n = noun.plant) genus baptisia - genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod;
is a kind of rosid dicot genus
is a member of papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae

   A genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod. [WordNet 1.5]

baptisia australis, baptisia lactea, baptisia tinctoria, genus baptisia