sericea lespedeza
noun
sə̇¦rish(ē)ə-
variants or sericea
plural -s
: a perennial herbaceous lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata synonym L. sericea) that is widely planted as a leguminous forage and hay crop especially on poor soils
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Lespedeza sericea, from Lespedeza + sericea, from Late Latin, feminine of sericeus sericeous