leadplant

lead·plant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [led-plant, -plahnt]
- /ˈlɛdˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [led-plant, -plahnt]
- /ˈlɛdˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/

Definitions of leadplant word

noun leadplant a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast. 1
noun leadplant Amorpha canescens, a tall deciduous shrub in the pea family, native to North America. It has very small purple flowers grouped in racemes. 1
noun leadplant any of several North American shrubs of the genus Amorpha, esp Amorpha canescens, which was thought by some early miners to indicate the presence of lead ore 0
noun leadplant a small, leguminous, American plant (Amorpha canescens) thought by early miners to indicate lead deposits 0

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Origin of leadplant

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; lead2 + plant

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Parts of speech for Leadplant

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leadplant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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