Crossword puzzle clue "senryu's cousin"

(Japanese) a Japanese poem, also HOKKU

POEM, a composition in verse

(South African) a hyena-like African mammal, aka earthwolf

(Latin) a counting frame using beads

a sea snail of rocky coasts, aka ormer

(French) the wormwood plant or other species of Artemisia; a liqueur made from this, also ABSINTH

a genus of thorny leguminous trees and shrubs, found esp. in arid regions of Australia and tropical Africa