field-pea plant

Definitions of field-pea plant
  1. noun
    variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
    synonyms: Austrian winter pea, Pisum arvense, Pisum sativum arvense, field pea
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    type of:
    pea, pea plant
    a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
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