Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lespedeza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: les-pedeza
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many leguminous plants of the genus Lespedeza, including bush clover.

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Lespedeza.

Inflected Forms

lespedezas (plural)

Phrases

sericea lespedeza

Synonyms

bush clover

Questions

What does lespedeza mean?: Any of many leguminous plants of the genus Lespedeza, including bush clover.
Where does lespedeza come from?: Borrowed from Translingual Lespedeza.

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