pea tree

noun

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.

Nearby words

pea crab, pea green, pea jacket, pea rifle, pea soup, pea tree, pea weevil, pea-brain, pea-souper, peabody, peabody bird

Origin of pea tree

First recorded in 1815–25

Also called pea shrub.