sweet pea

noun

a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.

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Origin of sweet pea

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby sweet pea

sweetmeat, sweet mock orange, sweetness and light, sweet nothings, sweet oil, sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet pepperbush, sweet potato, sweet roll, sweet scabious
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British Dictionary definitions for sweet pea

sweet pea

noun

a climbing leguminous plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of S Europe, widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers of delicate pastel colours
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