amorpha

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English

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Amorpha fruiticosa

Etymology

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From the genus name, Amorpha, from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, shapeless, deformed), because the flowers have only one petal rather than the three of other genera in the subfamily Faboideae.

Noun

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amorpha (plural amorphas)

  1. Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.

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References

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amorpha”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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