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Australian pea

DEFINITIONS OF: Australian pea

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n South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos

Synonyms:
Dipogon lignosus, Dolichos lignosus
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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