shamrock-pea

[ sham-rok-pee ]

/ ˈʃæm rɒkˌpi /

noun

a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.

Words nearby shamrock-pea

shamo, shamokin, shamoy, shampoo, shamrock, shamrock-pea, shamshir, shamus, shan, shan state, shan't

Origin of shamrock-pea

First recorded in 1880–85