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noun
Any of many leguminous plants of the genus Lespedeza, including bush clover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bush clover
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woody plant, ligneous plant
Narrower terms: bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza bicolor, japanese clover, japan clover, jap clover, Lespedeza striata, Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea, sericea lespedeza, Lespedeza sericea, Lespedeza cuneata
History
Borrowed from Translingual Lespedeza.
Across languages
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