partridge pea

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noun

a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.

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Origin of partridge pea

An Americanism dating back to1780–90; probably so called because its fruit provides food for partridges

Words nearby partridge pea

part of speech, parton, partook, partridge, partridgeberry, partridge pea, partridge wood, parts, part-score, parts of a sentence, Parts of Holland

How to use partridge pea in a sentence

These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.
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When we meet, Yeonmi is impeccably dressed in a red pea coat and heels, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail.
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“This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row.
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Wood pigeon, pheasant, partridge, grouse, peacocks, hares, wild rabbits, and waterfowl are all dietary staples.
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“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
He would hunt partridge industriously and conspicuously until men's minds were turned quite away from the subject of bear.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Another point also should be noted: If Scattergood were hunting bear he gave it out that his game was partridge.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Probably he would bring partridge, too, for he never neglected by-products.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
He is a Confederate soldier who was cruelly wounded at Pea Ridge, and found his way here.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn