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LATHYRUS MARITIMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lathyrus maritimus mean?
• LATHYRUS MARITIMUS (noun)
The noun LATHYRUS MARITIMUS has 1 sense:
1. wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
Familiarity information: LATHYRUS MARITIMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 maritimus" is a kind of...):
wild pea (any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines)
Holonyms ("Lathyrus maritimus" 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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