HyperDic: colorado_river_hemp

English > 1 sense of the expression Colorado River hemp:
NOUNplantColorado River hemp, Sesbania exaltatatall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure
English > Colorado River hemp: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough / tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage.
SynonymSesbania exaltata
BroadersesbaniaAny of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers

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