HyperDic: lead_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression lead plant:
NOUNplantlead plant, leadplant, Amorpha canescensshrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers
English > lead plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore.
Synonymsleadplant, Amorpha canescens
BroaderamorphaAny plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
Spanishleadplant
Catalanleadplant

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