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noun
A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Desmodium tortuosum, Desmodium purpureum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tick trefoil, beggar lice, beggar's lice
History
From beggar + weed.
