winged pea

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noun

a trailing southern European plant, Lotus tetragonolobus, of the legume family, having purplish-red flowers and edible pods and seeds.

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Origin of winged pea

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby winged pea

winged bean, winged catheter, winged elm, winged everlasting, Winged Horse, winged pea, winged scapula, winged spindle tree, Winged Victory, winger, wing flat

How to use winged pea in a sentence

These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.
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When we meet, Yeonmi is impeccably dressed in a red pea coat and heels, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail.
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“This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row.
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For centuries, scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior.
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“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
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The voice is the most potent influence of expression, the winged messenger between soul and soul.
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Even the air has its strange denizens in the guise of huge beetles and vampire-winged flying foxes.
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It was one of those moments when his words were winged, and his whole being glowed with love and fire.
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And the winged songsters answered her with little cries that mean "God keep you!"
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