HyperDic: beach_pea

English > 1 sense of the expression beach pea:
NOUNplantbeach pea, sea pea, Lathyrus maritimus, Lathyrus japonicuswild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough / tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
English > beach pea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough / tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder.
Synonymssea pea, Lathyrus maritimus, Lathyrus japonicus
Member ofLathyrus, genus Lathyrusgenus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America
Broaderwild peaAny of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines

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