LATHYRUS PALUSTRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lathyrus palustris mean? 

• LATHYRUS PALUSTRIS (noun)
  The noun LATHYRUS PALUSTRIS has 1 sense:

1. scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATHYRUS PALUSTRIS (noun)

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Meaning:

Scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lathyrus palustris; marsh pea

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

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

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

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