Japan clover


noun
  1. a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.

Origin of Japan clover

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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