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lespedeza
(encz) | lespedeza, n: |
lespedeza
(gcide) | lespedeza \lespedeza\ n.
Any shrubby or herbaceous plant of the genus Lespedeza,
widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay
in the Southern U.S.
Syn: bush clover.
[WordNet 1.5] |
lespedeza
(wn) | lespedeza
n 1: shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil
improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
[syn: bush clover, lespedeza] |
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sericea lespedeza
(encz) | sericea lespedeza, n: |
Lespedeza striata
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
[1913 Webster]
Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
(Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina
allspice.
Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply
Japan.
Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or
Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
borneol or Borneo camphor.
Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
(Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for
fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover.
Japan earth. See Catechu.
Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
when dry.
Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the
poison sumac.
[1913 Webster] |
genus lespedeza
(wn) | genus Lespedeza
n 1: genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and
the eastern United States |
korean lespedeza
(wn) | Korean lespedeza
n 1: annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and
hay in hot dry regions [syn: Korean lespedeza, {Lespedeza
stipulacea}] |
lespedeza bicolor
(wn) | Lespedeza bicolor
n 1: 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 [syn: bicolor lespediza,
ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza bicolor] |
lespedeza cuneata
(wn) | Lespedeza cuneata
n 1: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop
especially on poor land [syn: sericea lespedeza,
Lespedeza sericea, Lespedeza cuneata] |
lespedeza sericea
(wn) | Lespedeza sericea
n 1: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop
especially on poor land [syn: sericea lespedeza,
Lespedeza sericea, Lespedeza cuneata] |
lespedeza stipulacea
(wn) | Lespedeza stipulacea
n 1: annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and
hay in hot dry regions [syn: Korean lespedeza, {Lespedeza
stipulacea}] |
lespedeza striata
(wn) | Lespedeza striata
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: japanese clover, japan clover, jap clover,
Lespedeza striata] |
sericea lespedeza
(wn) | sericea lespedeza
n 1: perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop
especially on poor land [syn: sericea lespedeza,
Lespedeza sericea, Lespedeza cuneata] |
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