glory pea

noun

Sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa, syn. Clianthus dampieri), of Australia and New Zealand.

Similar
clianthus
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Meanings

nounglory pea (plural glory peas)

plural glory peas

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes

Similar
clianthus
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
clianthuskakabeaklobster claw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

glory pea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glory%20pea

MLA

“glory pea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glory%20pea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glory pea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glory%20pea.

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