n. Any shrubby or herbaceous plant of the genus Lespedeza, widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in the Southern U.S. Syn. -- bush clover. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
(n) Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds, Syn. Lespedeza bicolor, ezo-yama-hagi
[はぎ(P);ハギ, hagi (P); hagi] (n) (1) (uk) bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); (2) (See 襲の色目) dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); (P)#7107
[にわみぐさ, niwamigusa] (n) (1) (obsc) (See 萩) bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); (2) (See 芭蕉) Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)