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leadplant

leadplant 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.

Noun

leadplant (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.

Forms of leadplant

pluralleadplants

Origin of leadplant

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

Questions about leadplant

What does leadplant mean?
Leadplant means a tall deciduous shrub of species Amorpha canescens, in the pea family, native to North America, with very small purple flowers grouped in racemes.
What part of speech is leadplant?
Leadplant is a noun.
What is the plural of leadplant?
The plural of leadplant is leadplants.

Words near leadplant in the dictionary

  1. Leadons
  2. leadout
  3. leadouts
  4. leadpipe
  5. leadpipes
  6. leadplant
  7. leadplants
  8. leadproof
  9. leads
  10. leads astray
  11. leads by the nose

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