leadplant

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noun

a tall deciduous shrub of species Amorpha canescens, in the pea family, native to North America, with very small purple flowers grouped in racemes.

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lead plantAmorpha canescens
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Meanings

nounleadplant (plural leadplants)

plural leadplants

  1. a tall deciduous shrub of species Amorpha canescens, in the pea family, native to North America, with very small purple flowers grouped in racemes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore

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lead plantAmorpha canescens
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amorpha

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lead + plant; its presence was supposed to indicate lead ore.

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APA

leadplant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadplant

MLA

“leadplant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadplant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leadplant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadplant.

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