Leadplant (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The botanist collected a specimen of leadplant to study its unique characteristics in the laboratory.
- Leadplant was used by early miners as a sort of natural indicator for the presence of lead deposits.
- The ecologist pointed out the leadplant growing along the stream bank and explained its importance in the ecosystem.
- While exploring the desert, the hikers stumbled upon a small cluster of leadplant shrubs, their leaves a soft greyish-green.
- Entomologists have found that leadplant serves as a host plant for several species of butterflies and moths in the western United States.