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Sturt pea

DEFINITIONS OF: Sturt pea

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n sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia

Synonyms:
Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus, Sturt's desert pea, desert pea
Type of:
clianthus, glory pea
any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
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