leadplant, lead plant, Amorpha canescens
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
leadplant (plural leadplants)
Amorpha canescens, a tall deciduous shrub in the pea family, native to North America. It has very small purple flowers grouped in racemes.
Source: Wiktionary
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
