Amorpha

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See also: amorpha

Translingual[edit]

Amorpha nana (family Fabaceae)
Amorpha juglandis (family Sphingidae)

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, shapeless, deformed), because the flowers have only one petal rather than the three of other genera in the subfamily Faboideae.

Proper noun[edit]

Amorpha f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – false indigos, plants whose flowers lack the wing and keel petals typical of other members of the Faboideae.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.

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