trailing pea
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pea — pea1 pealike, adj. /pee/, n., pl. peas, (Archaic or Brit. Dial.) pease; adj. n. 1. the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family. 2. the plant itself. 3. the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant. 4 … Universalium
glory-pea — /glawr ee pee , glohr /, n. either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers. [1840 50] * * * gloˈry pea noun The papilionaceous genus Clianthus, consisting of Sturt s desert … Useful english dictionary
shamrock pea — noun trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers • Syn: ↑Parochetus communis • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Parochetus, ↑genus Parochetus * * * … Useful english dictionary
Partridge pea — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamrock-pea — /sham rok pee /, n. a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea shaped, pink and blue flowers. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
smooth darling pea — noun erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers • Syn: ↑Swainsona galegifolia • Hypernyms: ↑darling pea, ↑poison bush … Useful english dictionary
winged pea — noun 1. sprawling European annual having a 4 winged edible pod • Syn: ↑asparagus pea, ↑Lotus tetragonolobus • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant 2. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged… … Useful english dictionary
shamrock-pea — /sham rok pee /, n. a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea shaped, pink and blue flowers. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
glory-pea — /glawr ee pee , glohr /, n. either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
winged pea — a trailing southern European plant, Lotus tetragonolobus, of the legume family, having purplish red flowers and edible pods and seeds. [1730 40] * * * … Universalium
