partridge pea

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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Nearby words

partnership, partnerships for peace, parton, partook, partridge, partridge pea, partridge wood, partridge-wood, partridgeberry, parts, parts of a sentence

Origin of partridge pea

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; probably so called because its fruit provides food for partridges

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