English noun: butterfly pea |
1. | butterfly pea (plant) vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers |
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| Synonyms | blue pea, Clitoria turnatea |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vine |
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2. | butterfly pea (plant) large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers |
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| Synonyms | Clitoria mariana |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vine |
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| Member meronym | Clitoria, genus Clitoria |
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3. | butterfly pea (plant) large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers |
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| Synonyms | Centrosema virginianum |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vine |
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| Member meronym | Centrosema, genus Centrosema |
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