HyperDic: amorpha

English > 1 sense of the word amorpha:
NOUNplantamorphaany plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
English > amorpha: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers.
Member ofgenus AmorphaAmerican herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides
Narrowerfalse indigo, bastard indigo, Amorpha californicaAn erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers
false indigo, bastard indigo, Amorpha fruticosadense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
leadplant, lead plant, Amorpha canescensshrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishamorpha
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