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lespedeza — n. Any shrubby or herbaceous plant of the genus {Lespedeza}, widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in the Southern U.S. Syn: bush clover. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lespedeza — ☆ lespedeza [les΄pə dē′zə ] n. [ModL Lespedeza, erroneously for * Zespedesa, after V. M. de Zespedes, 18th c. Sp governor of E Florida] any of a genus (Lespedeza) of annual or perennial plants of the pea family, cultivated for forage, hay, soil… … English World dictionary
Lespedeza — Taxobox name = Lespedeza image width = 240px image caption = Lespedeza bicolor regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Desmodieae genus = Lespedeza… … Wikipedia
lespedeza — /les pi dee zeuh/, n. any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc. [ < NL (1803), after V. M. de Zespedez (misread as Lespedez) … Universalium
lespedeza — noun shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States • Syn: ↑bush clover • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑bicolor lespediza, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lespedeza cuneata — ID 46743 Symbol Key LECU Common Name sericea lespedeza Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO … USDA Plant Characteristics
Lespedeza cuneata — noun perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land • Syn: ↑sericea lespedeza, ↑Lespedeza sericea • Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Lespedeza … Useful english dictionary
Lespedeza sericea — noun perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land • Syn: ↑sericea lespedeza, ↑Lespedeza cuneata • Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Lespedeza … Useful english dictionary
Lespedeza leptostachya — ID 46769 Symbol Key LELE5 Common Name prairie lespedeza Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution IA, IL, MN, WI Growth Habit Forb/herb Dura … USDA Plant Characteristics
Lespedeza repens — ID 46787 Symbol Key LERE2 Common Name creeping lespedeza Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
