Definition of 'beggarweed'
noun
any of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, esp D. purpureum of the Caribbean, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soil
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noun
any of several plants, esp. a leguminous West Indian plant (Desmodium purpureum), grown in the SE U.S. for soil improvement
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