leadplant

2 definitions found

leadplant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  leadplant \leadplant\ n.
     A shrub (Amorpha canescens) of sandy woodlands and
     streambanks of the Western U. S. having hoary pinnate flowers
     and dull-colored racemose flowers; it is thought to indicate
     the presence of lead ore.
  
     Syn: lead plant, Amorpha canescens.
          [WordNet 1.5]

leadplant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  leadplant
      n 1: 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 [syn: leadplant, lead plant, Amorpha canescens]