Amorpha
See also: amorpha
Translingual
Etymology
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
Amorpha f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the false indigos, plants whose flowers lack the wing and keel petals typical of other members of the Faboideae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.
References
Amorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Amorpha (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amorpha (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Amorpha (Sphingidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
