English > Lathyrus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea. |
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| Synonym | genus Lathyrus |
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| Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
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| Members | Tangier pea, Tangier peavine, Lalthyrus tingitanus | North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers |
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| beach pea, sea pea, Lathyrus maritimus, Lathyrus japonicus | wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough / tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder |
| black pea, Lathyrus niger | perennial of Europe and North Africa |
| broad-leaved everlasting pea, perennial pea, Lathyrus latifolius | perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers |
| common vetchling, meadow pea, yellow vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis | scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods |
| everlasting pea | Any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus |
| flat pea, narrow-leaved everlasting pea, Lathyrus sylvestris | European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink |
| grass pea, Indian pea, khesari, Lathyrus sativus | European annual grown for forage |
| grass vetch, grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia | Annual European vetch with red flowers |
| heath pea, earth-nut pea, earthnut pea, tuberous vetch, Lathyrus tuberosus | European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey |
| marsh pea, Lathyrus palustris | scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers |
| pride of California, Lathyrus splendens | shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers |
| spring vetchling, spring vetch, Lathyrus vernus | bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers |
| sweet pea, sweetpea, Lathyrus odoratus | Climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers |
| vetchling | Any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | genus lathyrus, lathyrus |
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| Catalan | genus lathyrus, lathyrus |
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