black pea

black pea
noun
perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
Syn: ↑Lathyrus niger
Hypernyms: ↑vetchling
Member Holonyms: ↑Lathyrus, ↑genus Lathyrus

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noun
: a European bitter vetch (Lathyrus niger) with foliage that turns black in drying

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