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‖ lathyrus|ˈlæθɪrəs| [mod.L., a. Gr. λάθυρος a kind of vetch.] The name of a genus of plants (family Leguminosæ), comprising the ‘everlasting pea’ (L. latifolius) and other species.
1741Compl. Fam. Piece ii. iii. 386 Blue flower'd Lathyrus. 1778G. White Selborne xli. (1789) 236 Lathyrus sylvestris, narrow-leaved or wild lathyrus. |