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Definition of Amorpha canescens
1. Noun. Shrub 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amorpha Canescens
Literary usage of Amorpha canescens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"Amorpha canescens Pursh. False Indigo. Lead Plant. .Shoe-strings. A bushy shrub
one to three feet high. Found throughout the prairies of the state. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"The flora of the south side comprised as common species Amorpha canescens Nutt.
and Coreopsis palmata Nutt. which had not as yet reached the flowering stage ..."
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