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Amorpha
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amorpha
Translingual
right|thumb|Amorpha nana species Amorpha nana (family Fabaceae)
right|thumb|Amorpha juglandis species Amorpha juglandis (family Sphingidae)
Etymology
From mul grc ἄμορφος shapeless, deformed, because the flowers have only one petal rather than the three of other genera in the subfamily Faboideae subfamily.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Fabaceae false indigo false indigos, plants whose flowers lack the wing and keel petals typical of other members of the Faboideae subfamily
genus family Sphingidae certain moths
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Amorpha (moth) Amorpha (moth)
Amorpha (Fabaceae) Amorpha (Fabaceae)
Amorpha (Sphingidae) Amorpha (Sphingidae)
mul Fabeae tribe plants Sphinx moths Taxonomic plant-animal homonyms