Leadplant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leadplant
       n : 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: {lead plant}, {Amorpha canescens}]