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beggarweed

(beg′ər wēd′)

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noun

any of several plants, esp. a leguminous West Indian plant (Desmodium purpureum), grown in the SE U.S. for soil improvement

See beggarweed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several tick trefoils, especially Desmodium tortuosum or D. purpureum, grown for forage or as a cover crop in subtropical and tropical regions.

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