noun
wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
• Syn: ↑sea pea, ↑Lathyrus maritimus, ↑Lathyrus japonicus
• Hypernyms: ↑wild pea
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lathyrus, ↑genus Lathyrus
* * *
noun : a wild pea (Lathyrus maritimus) with long tough roots and purple flowers that is found along seashores of the north temperate zone and that is useful as a sand binder
* * *
either of two plants of the legume family, Lathyrus japonicus, of seashores of the North Temperate Zone, or L. littoralis, of the temperate western coast of North America, both having oblong leaves and clusters of pealike flowers.
[1795-1805, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.