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    BEACH PEA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    beach pea; Lathyrus japonicus; Lathyrus maritimus; sea pea

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("beach pea" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("beach pea" 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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