Japanese clover

noun

annual lespedeza, common lespedeza, Japanese bush-clover, Japanese lespedeza, striate lespedeza (Kummerowia striata, syn. Lespedeza striata)

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Meanings

nounJapanese clover (plural Japanese clovers)

plural Japanese clovers

  1. annual lespedeza, common lespedeza, Japanese bush-clover, Japanese lespedeza, striate lespedeza (Kummerowia striata, syn. Lespedeza striata)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

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Broader
bush cloverlespedeza

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Japanese clover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20clover

MLA

“Japanese clover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20clover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese clover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20clover.

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