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lespedeza

les·pe·de·za [ lèspə dzə ] (plural les·pe·de·zas or les·pe·de·za)


noun 
Definition:
 
forage plant: a plant of the pea family with leaves that have three leaflets, grown for forage and to control erosion. Genus Lespedeza.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, (erroneously) after Vincente Manuel de Céspedes, 18th century Spanish governor of E Florida]
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