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.

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Origin of shamrock-pea

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby shamrock-pea

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