lespedeza

[ les-pi-dee-zuh ]

/ ˌlɛs pɪˈdi zə /

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noun

any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.

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Origin of lespedeza

<New Latin (1803), after V. M. de Zespedez (misread as Lespedez), 18th-century Spanish governor of East Florida

Words nearby lespedeza

Les Halles, lesion, Leslie, Les Misérables, Lesotho, lespedeza, lesquerella, less, lessee, lessen, Lesseps

How to use lespedeza in a sentence

Lespedeza sericea planted between the trees yields 2½ tons per acre annually.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
The lespedeza hay will sell for about $12 per ton and the lespedeza seed for about $3 per bushel.
How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory|G. H. Alford
Miyagi is the name of a field which is famous for the Hagi or Lespedeza, a small and pretty shrub, which blooms in the Autumn.
Japanese Literature|Various
During the following winter the stumps are removed, and then in spring the land is plowed and Lespedeza seed sown.
Florida: An Ideal Cattle State|Florida State Live Stock Association

Enough Bermuda has grown in the furrows to insure a stand of Bermuda, and this is supplemented by the Lespedeza.
Florida: An Ideal Cattle State|Florida State Live Stock Association