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butterfly pea

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: butterfly pea

1
 n
large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
2
 n
large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: butterfly pea
1

n large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers

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

n vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers

Synonyms:
Clitoria turnatea, blue pea
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
2

n large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers

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