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wild pea

DEFINITIONS OF: wild pea

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n any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines

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Caley pea, Lathyrus hirsutus, rough pea, singletary pea, wild winterpea
a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop
Lathyrus japonicus, Lathyrus maritimus, beach pea, sea pea
wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
Lathyrus palustris, marsh pea
scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers
Lathyrus pratensis, common vetchling, meadow pea, yellow vetchling
scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
Lathyrus splendens, pride of California
shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
Lalthyrus tingitanus, Tangier pea, Tangier peavine
North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
Type of:
legume, leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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