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Bastard indigo

noun

East Indian shrub. Synonym: Tephrosia purpurea.

Dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers. Synonyms: Amorpha fruticosa, false indigo.

An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers. Synonyms: Amorpha californica, false indigo.

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Words linked to "Bastard indigo" : Amorpha fruticosa, hoary pea, amorpha, false indigo, Amorpha californica, Tephrosia purpurea