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CLITORIA TURNATEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Clitoria turnatea mean?
• CLITORIA TURNATEA (noun)
The noun CLITORIA TURNATEA has 1 sense:
1. vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers
Familiarity information: CLITORIA TURNATEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blue pea; butterfly pea; Clitoria turnatea
Hypernyms ("Clitoria turnatea" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
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