different between inconspicuous vs desmodium

English

Etymology

First attested circa 17th century, from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in-, "not" + Latin conspicuus, "conspicuous." Modern sense of "not easily noticeable" is from 1828.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n'k?n-sp?k?yo?o-?s, IPA^(key): /??n.k?n?sp?k.ju.?s/

Adjective

inconspicuous (comparative more inconspicuous, superlative most inconspicuous)

1. Not prominent nor easily noticeable
   • 2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9,

     Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

Synonyms

• invisible

Antonyms

• conspicuous

Related terms

• inconspicuousness

Translations

See also

• obscure
• unnoticeable

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

desmodium (plural desmodiums)

1. Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.

Hyponyms

• (members of genus): tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers, beggar lice

See also

• desmodium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• desmodium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies