japan clover

japan clover
noun
an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Lespedeza

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
: an annual lespedeza (Lespedeza striata) sometimes used as a forage, soil-improving, and pasture crop especially in the southeastern U.S. — called also Japanese clover, Jap clover

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a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
[1865-70, Amer.]

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Japan clover,
a cloverlike plant of the pea family, introduced into the southern United States from Asia, grown for forage and fertilizer.

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