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STURT'S DESERT PEA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sturt's desert pea mean? 

STURT'S DESERT PEA (noun)
  The noun STURT'S DESERT PEA has 1 sense:

1. sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australiaplay

  Familiarity information: STURT'S DESERT PEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STURT'S DESERT PEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Clianthus formosus; Clianthus speciosus; desert pea; Sturt's desert pea; Sturt pea

Hypernyms ("Sturt's desert pea" is a kind of...):

clianthus; glory pea (any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes)


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