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lead⋅plant

[led-plant, -plahnt]
–noun
a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; lead 2 + plant
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lead·plant   (lěd'plānt')   
n.  A deciduous shrub (Amorpha canescens) of central North America, having pinnately compound leaves covered with whitish hairs.
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