sericea lespedeza

noun

sə̇¦rish(ē)ə-

variants or sericea

plural -s

: a perennial herbaceous lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata synonym L. sericea) that is widely planted as a leguminous forage and hay crop especially on poor soils

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Lespedeza sericea, from Lespedeza + sericea, from Late Latin, feminine of sericeus sericeous

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