amorpha Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

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A*mor"pha noun
Etymology
Gr. shapeless.
Wordforms
plural Amorphas
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow.

Webster 1913