everlasting pea

noun

a fast-growing vinelike plant, Lathyrus latifolius, of Europe, having rose-pink flowers.

Origin of everlasting pea

First recorded in 1695–1705

Nothing in the garden has been more satisfactory and useful than a hedge of the white everlasting pea.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude Jekyll
In the same order are two species of everlasting pea (Lathyrus), both of which grow in thickets and other bushy places.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
The everlasting pea is a sprawling, quick grower, having many flowers in a cluster, and blooming in August.
Gardening for Little Girls | Olive Hyde Foster
The sweet pea and everlasting pea belong to the genus Lathyrus.
Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters | Charles Darwin

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