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lespedeza definition

☆ les·pe·deza (les′pə dē′zə)

noun

any of a genus (Lespedeza) of annual or perennial plants of the pea family, cultivated for forage, hay, soil improvement, etc.

Etymology: ModL Lespedeza, erroneously for *Zespedesa, after V. M. de Zespedes, 18th-c. Sp governor of E Florida

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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