beach pea

Meanings

nounbeach pea (plural beach peas)

Various plants in family Fabaceae:
1. Vigna marina (notched cowpea, nanea).
2. Lathyrus japonicus (sea pea, circumpolar pea, sea vetchling), a legume native to temperate coastal areas of Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
3. Lathyrus littoralis (silky beach pea).
4. Galactia (milk pea, wild pea).

nounwild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder

Similar

sea peaLathyrus maritimusLathyrus japonicus

Broader

wild pea

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