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pea tree

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noun

  1. any of various small trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Caragana, of the legume family, native to central Asia, having showy, usually yellow flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.

Etymology

Origin of pea tree

First recorded in 1815–25

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Caragrana the pea tree, and species of Robinia, Cercis; Cymocladus and Wistaria.

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