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butterfly pea
butterfly pean. Any of several plants of the genera Centrosema and Clitoria in the pea family, having blue or lavender flowers and flat pods.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | butterfly pea - vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centersblue pea, Clitoria turnateavine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | | 2. | butterfly pea - large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowersClitoria marianaClitoria, genus Clitoria - genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowersvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | | 3. | butterfly pea - large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowersCentrosema virginianumCentrosema, genus Centrosema - a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowersvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
butterfly pea
Synonyms for butterfly peanoun vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centersSynonyms- blue pea
- Clitoria turnatea
Related Wordsnoun large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowersSynonymsRelated Words- Clitoria
- genus Clitoria
- vine
noun large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowersSynonymsRelated Words- Centrosema
- genus Centrosema
- vine
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