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Definition of Amorpha californica
1. Noun. An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amorpha Californica
Literary usage of Amorpha californica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Butterflies of North Americaby William Henry Edwards by William Henry Edwards (1897)
"The food plant of Eurydice is amorpha californica. (Fig k. ... The food plant,
amorpha californica, grows throughout Oregon, and, I think, even as far as ..."
2. Report on the Forest Conditions of the Rocky Mountains, and Other Papers by United States Forest Service (1888)
"amorpha californica, Nutt. Three to 8 feet. Olneya Tesota, Gray. " Iron-Wood."
Small tree, 15 to 20 feet high. ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario, Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871) (1885)
"G. Wright, San Bernardino, on amorpha californica. I have several of these plants
growing in my garden, sent by Mr. Wright, and by covering them in winter, ..."
4. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons, Margaret Warriner Buck (1897)
"amorpha californica, Nutt . Pea Family. Shrubs three to over eight feet high.
Leaves. Mostly alternate; with stipules; pinnate. Leaflets. ..."
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