English Explanatory Dictionary

glory pea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several similar leguminous plants with showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
  2. Sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa, syn. Clianthus dampieri), of Australia and New Zealand.
  3. Kakabeaks (Cilanthus spp.)
  4. especially, northern kakabeak (Clianthus puniceus), of Australia and New Zealand.
  5. Scarlet sesbane (Sesbania punicea), native from Brazil to Argentina, cultivated widely, but invasive.

Word forms

glory pea glory peas

Derived words

Brazilian glory pea golden glory pea
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