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LATHYRUS JAPONICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lathyrus japonicus mean? 

LATHYRUS JAPONICUS (noun)
  The noun LATHYRUS JAPONICUS has 1 sense:

1. wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binderplay

  Familiarity information: LATHYRUS JAPONICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LATHYRUS JAPONICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

beach pea; Lathyrus japonicus; Lathyrus maritimus; sea pea

Hypernyms ("Lathyrus japonicus" is a kind of...):

wild pea (any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines)

Holonyms ("Lathyrus japonicus" is a member of...):

genus Lathyrus; Lathyrus (genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)


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