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beach pea

American  

noun

  1. either of two plants of the legume family, Lathyrus japonicus, of seashores of the North Temperate Zone, or L. littoralis, of the temperate western coast of North America, both having oblong leaves and clusters of pealike flowers.

Etymology

Origin of beach pea

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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Next, set thickly in a mass representing a stout bush, comes the fleshy beach pea with rosy purple flowers.

From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood

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