lespedeza

les·pe·de·za  (lsp-dz)

n.

See bush clover.

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[New Latin Lespedeza, genus name, after V.M. de Céspedez (misread as Léspedez; fl. 1785), Spanish governor of Florida.]

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lespedeza - shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States bush clover genus Lespedeza - genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza bicolor - Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds jap clover, japan clover, japanese clover, Lespedeza striata - an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea - annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions Lespedeza cuneata, Lespedeza sericea, sericea lespedeza - perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems