shamrock-pea

shamrock-pea
/sham"rok pee'/, n.
a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
[1880-85]

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  • Parochetus communis — noun trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers • Syn: ↑shamrock pea • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Parochetus, ↑genus Parochetus …   Useful english dictionary

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