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Definition of Leadplant
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.
Definition of Leadplant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leadplant
Literary usage of Leadplant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... plantado, plantain not plantage, and plumbago, in English leadplant I think,
perhaps all belong to the same class, the Latin having probably derived the ..."
2. Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year by John Charles Frémont (1847)
"Amorpha canescens (leadplant) continued the characteristic plant of the country,
and a narrow-leaved lathyrus occurred during the morning, in beautiful ..."
3. Government Bonds: Statistical Data, Treasury Regulations, Market Quotations by First National City Bank of New York (1903)
"leadplant...We have received remittance mentioned in your letter of Leadscrew .
.We have received remittance mentioned in your telegram of • Leafage We have ..."
4. The Life of Col. John Charles Fremont: And His Narrative of Explorations and by John Charles Frémont, Samuel Mosheim Smucker (1856)
"Amorpha canescens (leadplant) continued the characteristic plant of the country,
and a narrow-leaved lathyrus occurred during the morning, in beautiful ..."
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