BEGGARWEED

beggarweed, Desmodium tortuosum, Desmodium purpureum

(noun) West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

beggarweed (usually uncountable, plural beggarweeds)

A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.

Source: Wiktionary



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