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Meaning of AMORPHA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
 
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 See Also: Amorpha californica, Amorpha canescens, Amorpha fruticosa, bastard indigo, bush, false indigo, genus Amorpha, lead plant, leadplant, shrub

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*mor"pha\, n.; pl. {Amorphas}. [Gr. ? shapeless.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple
flowers; false or bastard indigo. --Longfellow.
 

 

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