lathyrus : Idioms & Phrases

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genus lathyrus

  • noun genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
    Lathyrus.
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lathyrus hirsutus

  • noun a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop
    wild winterpea; singletary pea; Caley pea; rough pea.
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lathyrus japonicus

  • noun wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
    sea pea; beach pea; Lathyrus japonicus.
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lathyrus latifolius

  • noun perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
    broad-leaved everlasting pea; perennial pea.
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lathyrus maritimus

  • noun wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
    sea pea; beach pea; Lathyrus japonicus.
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lathyrus niger

  • noun perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
    black pea.
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lathyrus nissolia

  • noun annual European vetch with red flowers
    grass vetch; grass vetchling.
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lathyrus odoratus

  • noun climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
    sweet pea; sweetpea.
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lathyrus palustris

  • noun scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers
    marsh pea.
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lathyrus pratensis

  • noun scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
    yellow vetchling; meadow pea; common vetchling.
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lathyrus sativus

  • noun European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere
    grass pea; khesari; Indian pea.
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lathyrus splendens

  • noun shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
    pride of California.
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lathyrus sylvestris

  • noun European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
    narrow-leaved everlasting pea; flat pea.
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lathyrus tuberosus

  • noun European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
    earth-nut pea; tuberous vetch; earthnut pea; heath pea.
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lathyrus vernus

  • noun bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
    spring vetchling; spring vetch.
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