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BLACK PEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
Synonyms:
black pea; Lathyrus niger
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("black pea" is a kind of...):
vetchling (any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils)
Holonyms ("black pea" is a member of...):
genus Lathyrus; Lathyrus (genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)