partridge pea

noun

Chamaecrista fasciculata, an annual legume with yellow flowers, native to most of the eastern United States.

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maggoty bay beansensitive peawild sensitive plantChamaecrista fasciculataCassia fasciculata
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Meanings

nounpartridge pea (plural partridge peas)

plural partridge peas

  1. Chamaecrista fasciculata, an annual legume with yellow flowers, native to most of the eastern United States.

    Synonyms: maggoty bay bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounChamaecrista fasciculata, an annual legume with yellow flowers, native to most of the eastern United States.

Similar
maggoty bay bean

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

Similar
sensitive peawild sensitive plantChamaecrista fasciculataCassia fasciculata
Broader
subshrubsuffrutex
Also see
maggoty bay beansensitive pea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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