lespedeza

Definitions of lespedeza

1. noun

   shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
   synonyms: bush clover

   types:

   Lespedeza bicolor, bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi

   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

   Lespedeza striata, jap clover, japan clover, japanese clover

   an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

   Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea

   annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions

   Lespedeza cuneata, Lespedeza sericea, sericea lespedeza

   perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land

   type of:

   ligneous plant, woody plant

   a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems