amorpha

noun

amor·​pha

əˈmȯrfə

1

capitalized : a genus of American herbs or shrubs (family Leguminosae) with odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers, the corolla being reduced to one petal see false indigo, leadplant

2

plural -s : a plant of the genus Amorpha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek amorphē, feminine of amorphos shapeless

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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