HyperDic: lespedeza

English > 1 sense of the word lespedeza:
NOUNplantlespedeza, bush clovershrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
English > lespedeza: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States.
Synonymbush clover
Member ofgenus Lespedezagenus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States
NarrowerKorean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulaceaAnnual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions
bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza bicolorAsian 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
japanese clover, japan clover, jap clover, Lespedeza striataAn annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
sericea lespedeza, Lespedeza sericea, Lespedeza cuneataperennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land
Broaderwoody plant, ligneous plantA plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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