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civaia

Definitions of civaia
  1. noun
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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    types:
    arachide
    widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
    cece
    Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
    soia
    erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
    lenticchia
    widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
    fagiolo
    any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
    pisello
    a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
    veccia
    any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
    type of:
    erba
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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