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Definition of Bush clover
1. Noun. Shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States.
Group relationships: Genus Lespedeza
Specialized synonyms: Bicolor Lespediza, Ezo-yama-hagi, Lespedeza Bicolor, Jap Clover, Japan Clover, Japanese Clover, Lespedeza Striata, Korean Lespedeza, Lespedeza Stipulacea, Lespedeza Cuneata, Lespedeza Sericea, Sericea Lespedeza
Generic synonyms: Ligneous Plant, Woody Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bush Clover
Literary usage of Bush clover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Ell. Narrow-leaved Bush-clover. Sandy fields. Infrequent. C. & S. *1330. L.
capitata Michx. Round-headed Bush-clover. Abundant in old fields; prefers light ..."
2. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter, John Kunkel Small (1903)
"BUSH-CLOVER. (Man. p. 563 ; IF f. 2'95.) In dry soil, N. Eng. to Fla., ...
SLENDER BUSH-CLOVER. (Man. p. 564 ; IFf 2198. ) Dry soil, Mass, to Minn., ..."
3. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1907)
"At night the bush clover leaves turn upward, completely changing the aspect of these
... Perhaps the commonest of the tribe is the Violet bush clover (L. ..."
4. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Round-headed Bush-clover. Abundant in old fields; prefers light sand. ...
Bush-clover. Ann Arbor, Miss Clark; SW, Wright; Rochester, OA Farwell; Vestaburg, ..."
5. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1900)
"At night the bush clover leaves turn upward, completely changing the aspect of these
... Perhaps the commonest of the tribe is the Violet bush clover (L. ..."
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