lespedeza — ☆ lespedeza [les΄pə dē′zə ] n. [ModL Lespedeza, erroneously for * Zespedesa, after V. M. de Zespedes, 18th c. Sp governor of E Florida] any of a genus (Lespedeza) of annual or perennial plants of the pea family, cultivated for forage, hay, soil… … English World dictionary
lespedeza — /les pi dee zeuh/, n. any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc. [ < NL (1803), after V. M. de Zespedez (misread as Lespedez) … Universalium
Lespedeza stipulacea — noun annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions • Syn: ↑Korean lespedeza • Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Lespedeza … Useful english dictionary
Lespedeza striata — noun an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑japanese clover, ↑japan clover, ↑jap clover • Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Les … Useful english dictionary
lespedeza — An annual reseeding plant; a clover. Superior Oil Co. v Griffin (Okla) 357 P2d 987, 87 ALR2d 224 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Korean lespedeza — noun annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions • Syn: ↑Lespedeza stipulacea • Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Lespedeza * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Japanese lespedeza — paprastoji dryžuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Kummerowia striata), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kummerowia striata angl. annual lespedeza; common lespedeza; Japanese bush clover; Japanese… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
common lespedeza — paprastoji dryžuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Kummerowia striata), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kummerowia striata angl. annual lespedeza; common lespedeza; Japanese bush clover; Japanese… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
striate lespedeza — paprastoji dryžuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Kummerowia striata), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kummerowia striata angl. annual lespedeza; common lespedeza; Japanese bush clover; Japanese… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
japan clover — noun an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑japanese clover, ↑jap clover, ↑Lespedeza striata • Hypernyms: ↑bush clover, ↑lespedeza • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
